# Contact Suppression and Exclusion

You can exclude and suppress contacts from receiving a funnel message by selecting suppression lists you've previously uploaded, or by selecting segments or contacts that have had a tag applied to them

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Any contact that exists in the selections on the suppression tab page will not receive the funnel message
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Use the dropdown next to each category to add contacts to suppress

To remove selections you have made, simply click on them as shown in the example below
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