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title: Threads
updatedAt: 2026-09-06T11:12:34.150Z
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# Threads

This feature can be enabled and disabled through the admin panel (Settings > Chat customisation > Interface elements).

All users can discuss specific messages or specific topics in threads. 

* A "Reply in thread" action has been added to the message context menu. When a user selects this action, they enter a separate room where they can discuss the specific message.
* If moderators block users in a thread, these users are blocked in the parental room as well, and opposite.
* Threads opened for a specific message are displayed next to that message via a button, along with the number of messages left in the thread.
* When users enter a thread, they remain within the perimeter of the original room. So, if an audio broadcast is happening at that moment, users will still be participants and hear the broadcast.
* The text chat functionality in the thread remains: users can reply to messages and add reactions. However, it is not possible to publish a poll or marketing pop-up in the thread—only in the main room.
* In the admin panel, messages sent in threads are displayed with a special roomID that starts with a prefix "\_thread." An initial message for the thread is duplicated in the main chat and in a thread room.
* There is no restrictions for a quantity of threads in a one chat. 

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