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# Uploading a suppression list

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Suppression lists are only used by broadcasts or funnel messages, they're not applied system wide. 
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You can suppress contacts or domains system wide in the "Exclusions Lists" tab. 
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Using a suppression list in a broadcast or funnel message is optional and selected during message creation time
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Go to contacts -> suppression from the site navigation

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Click "Create Suppression List" in the upper right corner

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Give the suppression list a name and select a file to upload

![](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/e0384b56-4f90-47bf-9077-d8a44f0eb175/2a05d828-eb35-44b0-9b70-bfc4c7204e36/2018/12/19/bd355827-3c98-493d-bdd6-ce81a82c4e86.png)

Once your upload is finished you'll see the number of imported contacts in your suppression list

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