Profanity filtering is now optional in Microsoft Teams transcripts

Profanity filtering is now optional in Microsoft Teams transcripts

By Sean Endicott
Publication Date: 2026-11-05 15:52:00



Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts are about to become more profane, at least if your organization’s admin enables a setting. This week, Microsoft rolled out the option to have profane words appear uncensored in meeting transcripts.

Depending on your workplace culture, the change may have little impact. Other organizations may discover that their meeting transcripts suddenly become a lot more colorful.