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How to prevent private chatting between participants

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Mint
Contributor I
Contributor I

‎2021-08-13 10:24 PM - last edited on ‎2022-09-16 11:52 AM by Community Moderator | Employee

Hello... it's been a while since I joined, but I'm a Zoom beginner. TT

If you know how to block private chatting between participants, please explain in detail.

Help me...

Mint_
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anissat
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2021-08-14 01:40 AM

Disabling private chat for all meetings
  1. In the navigation panel, click Settings.
  2. Under In Meeting (Basic), go to the Private chat feature.
  3. Click the Private chat toggle to disable it.
  4. Click Save Changes.
Hope this helps! Make sure to press "Accept as Solution" on this post if this answers your question. Happy Zooming!
Anissa • Zoomologist • @anissat

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anissat
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2021-08-14 01:40 AM

Disabling private chat for all meetings
  1. In the navigation panel, click Settings.
  2. Under In Meeting (Basic), go to the Private chat feature.
  3. Click the Private chat toggle to disable it.
  4. Click Save Changes.
Hope this helps! Make sure to press "Accept as Solution" on this post if this answers your question. Happy Zooming!
Anissa • Zoomologist • @anissat

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Mint
Contributor I
Contributor I
In response to anissat

‎2021-08-14 05:25 PM

Thank you so much.

Mint_

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Secretariat
Newcomer
Newcomer
In response to anissat

‎2022-05-18 08:32 AM

Is it possible to disable private chatting between participants, but enable it for panelists and hosts/co-hosts?

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