Microsoft Teams contact list cluttered with unknown external users
Enterprise users of Microsoft Teams find their contact directories polluted with dozens of unfamiliar external users from federated organizations. There is no built-in way to filter or remove these contacts. The issue stems from Teams' cross-tenant federation design rather than user error.
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Microsoft Teams cannot block unsolicited messages from strangers
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