Prevent users from deleting their own messages
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Description
Is there a way to disable the delete function in Talk (on web and mobile) for certain users?
If there is not, I would like to request that this be added because many companies need to audit their internal communications. Sometimes it is a legal requirement and general users need to be prevented from deleting messages.
Many other chat services offer this, from Slack to Rocket.Chat.
I could do this on web by just using CSS to hide the delete button. But this is needed on mobile as well.
Thank you.
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Research direction
The request covers Talk message deletion on both web and mobile, but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing deletion flow and permission model, then determine how selected users are represented; done means deletion can be prevented consistently on both surfaces and the behavior is covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- authorization, backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100