New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy “Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat”

A new meeting option has been introduced in Teams that allows organizers to turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat messages for participants. This new capability aims to reduce the risk of data leakage by restricting the sharing or copying of chat messages using menu options or keyboard shortcuts. The Teams admin center also includes a Meeting Policy setting that gives admins control over users' ability to see or use this feature in the Meeting Options page. Additionally, admins can set the default value for this meeting option in Meeting Templates that they create. This capability can also be configured within a sensitivity label policy to protect highly sensitive data.

Users with a Teams Premium license will see the "Turn off copying or forwarding meeting chat" option in the Meeting Options page for meetings they organize. Participants will be restricted from copying chat content once the setting is enabled, or if the meeting is using a sensitivity label or custom meeting template that turns on this feature. Admins who don't want certain users to see this option can go to Teams Admin Center > Meeting Policies and create a policy that disables the feature for these users. However, copy prevention will still take effect even if the policy disables it if the user applies a sensitivity label.

This new feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186675, and it will begin preview rolling out in mid-December 2023. Targeted Release is scheduled for mid-January 2024, while Standard Release is scheduled for late January 2024. For those looking to use this feature, prioritize getting a Teams Premium license, and learn about how to configure the additional meeting capabilities offered by Microsoft Teams to ensure its optimal utilization

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