Gatekeep
Withholding information or knowledge from others to keep something exclusive to oneself.
Withholding information or knowledge from others to keep something exclusive to oneself.
Gatekeep is often used to describe efforts to limit or control access to something or information.
He likes to gatekeep the best fishing spots, won't tell anyone.
Stop trying to gatekeep what true fans are.
She's gatekeeping the old recipes, says they're family only.