diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index bba46c9f3a..e374201fff 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ function admin_page_site(App $a)
 		'$no_oembed_rich_content' => ['no_oembed_rich_content', L10n::t("No OEmbed rich content"), Config::get('system','no_oembed_rich_content'), L10n::t("Don't show the rich content \x28e.g. embedded PDF\x29, except from the domains listed below.")],
 		'$allowed_oembed'	=> ['allowed_oembed', L10n::t("Allowed OEmbed domains"), Config::get('system','allowed_oembed'), L10n::t("Comma separated list of domains which oembed content is allowed to be displayed. Wildcards are accepted.")],
 		'$block_public'		=> ['block_public', L10n::t("Block public"), Config::get('system','block_public'), L10n::t("Check to block public access to all otherwise public personal pages on this site unless you are currently logged in.")],
-		'$force_publish'	=> ['publish_all', L10n::t("Force publish"), Config::get('system','publish_all'), L10n::t("Check to force all profiles on this site to be listed in the site directory.")],
+		'$force_publish'	=> ['publish_all', L10n::t("Force publish"), Config::get('system','publish_all'), L10n::t("Check to force all profiles on this site to be listed in the site directory.") . '<strong>' . L10n::t('Enabling this may violate privacy laws like the GDPR') . '</strong>'],
 		'$global_directory'	=> ['directory', L10n::t("Global directory URL"), Config::get('system', 'directory', 'https://dir.friendica.social'), L10n::t("URL to the global directory. If this is not set, the global directory is completely unavailable to the application.")],
 		'$newuser_private'	=> ['newuser_private', L10n::t("Private posts by default for new users"), Config::get('system','newuser_private'), L10n::t("Set default post permissions for all new members to the default privacy group rather than public.")],
 		'$enotify_no_content'	=> ['enotify_no_content', L10n::t("Don't include post content in email notifications"), Config::get('system','enotify_no_content'), L10n::t("Don't include the content of a post/comment/private message/etc. in the email notifications that are sent out from this site, as a privacy measure.")],