Microsoft Teams Messaging Now Flooded With Daily Spam
A long-time Skype-turned-Teams user reports receiving unsolicited spam messages multiple times a day, a problem that did not exist under the previous Skype platform. Teams appears to lack effective spam filtering for direct messages, degrading the messaging experience.
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