Viva Engage: New option to hide a user’s messages

Viva Engage will introduce a new feature allowing users to hide messages from specific individuals, reducing unwanted interactions. Rolling out worldwide from late February to late March 2026, the feature is on by default but can be disabled by admins. Some roles cannot be hidden. No admin action required. Introduction We’re introducing a new end-user moderation control in Viva Engage: Hide a user’s messages. This feature allows users to reduce visibility of messages from specific individuals, helping minimize unwanted or distracting interactions while preserving community engagement. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 513276. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out late February 2026 and completing by late March 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: All Viva Engage users. What will happen: What you can do to prepare: No admin action is required. We recommend: Informing users about this new moderation option. Updating internal documentation or guidance, as needed. Using the Engage admin center if you wish to disable the feature. Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation. Compliance considerations: No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization. The feature is on by default. Admins can turn this feature off in the Engage admin center. Users will have a new option to hide another user’s messages from: Any message in Viva Engage View image in new tab A user’s profile page View image in new tab When a user is hidden: Their threadstarters will no longer appear in Home Feed or email digests. In communities and other locations, their threadstarters will appear collapsed with a click‑to‑reveal option. In all surfaces, comments appear collapsed with a click-to-reveal option. Some roles cannot be hidden, including: Designated leaders (requires the Viva Communications & Communities or Viva Suite license) Corporate communicators Network/verified admins Engage admins Message ID: MC1226225

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