Microsoft Teams: Profanity filter is disabled by default for captions

Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 15, 2026 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are updating the default profanity filter setting for live captions from On to Off across Teams meetings, calls, events, and Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) devices to improve accessibility and align with EU requirements. This change will only affect users who have never configured their live captions profanity filter preference. Users who have already set their preference will keep their current setting. As a result, some users may begin seeing unfiltered profanity in live captions by default after this rollout. Users can update this preference in settings at any time.

Product	Microsoft Teams
Release phase	General Availability
Release date	June CY2026
Platform	Desktop
Cloud Instance	Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Created	2026-04-14 23:00:25Z
Roadmap ID	560323
Roadmap Link	https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=560323