MC1423114 — Microsoft Teams: Stricter external access controls for federated chats

Microsoft Teams will introduce two new PowerShell controls by late September 2026 to enforce stricter external access and mutual federation policies in federated group chats. These controls, disabled by default, help admins limit chat participation to approved external users and ensure mutual federation compliance, with automatic removal of non-compliant participants.

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