Viva Engage: New option to hide a user's messages

Introduction

We’re introducing a new end-user moderation control in Viva Engage: Hide a user’s messages. This feature allows users to reduce visibility of messages from specific individuals, helping minimize unwanted or distracting interactions while preserving community engagement.

This message is associated with Roadmap ID 513276.

When this will happen

General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out late February 2026 and completing by late March 2026.

How this affects your organization

Who is affected

All Viva Engage users.

What will happen

• The feature is on by default.
• Admins can turn this feature off in the Engage admin center.
• Users will have a new option to hide another user’s messages from:
  • Any message in Viva Engage
  • A user’s profile page
• When a user is hidden:
  • Their threadstarters will no longer appear in Home Feed or email digests.
  • In communities and other locations, their threadstarters will appear collapsed with a click‑to‑reveal option.
  • In all surfaces, comments appear collapsed with a click-to-reveal option.
• Some roles cannot be hidden, including:
  • Designated leaders (requires the Viva Communications & Communities or Viva Suite license)
  • Corporate communicators
  • Network/verified admins
  • Engage admins

What you can do to prepare

No admin action is required.

We recommend:

• Informing users about this new moderation option.
• Updating internal documentation or guidance, as needed.
• Using the Engage admin center if you wish to disable the feature.

Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.