Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings

Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You can hold a Microsoft Teams meeting that requires everyone's consent in order to be transcribed. For tenants or user groups who turned on the policy get recording and transcription consent, all meetings will require explicit consent from participants when the transcription is started. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 389368

When this will happen:

Worldwide, GCC: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May).

GCC High: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late July).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late August).

How this will affect your organization:

If your tenant turns on the policy get recording and transcription consent, meetings organized by users within the tenant will require participants' agreement to be transcribed when transcription is started. Participants can agree or disagree to be transcribed. If participants do not consent, they cannot unmute, turn on their camera, or share content during the meeting. 

Get additional information about viewing live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings.

What you need to do to prepare:

To prepare, admins should make sure the policy get recording and transcription consent is on.