In Teams, you can block or unblock anyone outside of yourorg whouses Teams, Teams for personal use, Skype (for consumers), orSkype for Business.
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When you block someone, they won’t be able to communicate with you in Teams or Skype. They also won’t be able to view your status.
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When you unblock someone, they’ll be able to communicate with you in Teams and Skype. And they’ll be able to view your status.
Note:It’s easy toaccept or block people outside your org.
Block a person
There are a couple of ways you can block someone in Teams.
Block a person in the chat list
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Select Chat
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Hover over the person's name, and then select More options
Block a person on their profile card
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Hover over the person’s profile pictureto open their profile card.
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Select More options
Unblock a person
There are severalways you can unblock someone in Teams.
Unblock a person from the chat
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Select Chat
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Select the chat with the person, and then select Unblock.
Unblock a person from the chat list
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Select Chat
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Hover over the person's name, and then select More options
Unblock a person from their profile card
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Hover over the person’s profile picture to opentheir profile card.
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Select More options
Unblock a person from settings
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Select Settings and more
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Select Settings.
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Select Privacy.Under Blocked contacts, select Edit blocked contacts.
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Find the person you’d like to unblock, and then select Unblock.
