Can you turn off read receipts

Pleasehelp 180 Reputation points
2025-03-31T15:38:28.22+00:00

When users send me a message, they say they can see that I've seen the message and I want to avoid it. Can I turn it off in Teams, or contact my administrator to turn it off for me.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-01T05:42:12.1933333+00:00

    Hi @Pleasehelp

    You can disable this setting in Teams Settings:

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