check before: 2023-12-15
Product:
Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Purview Communication Compliance
Platform:
US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon allow Viva Engage users to report posts and comments that violate policies. Rollout starts mid-December 2023 and ends late June 2025. Organizations should enable conversation reporting in Viva Engage for automatic routing to Communication Compliance.
Details:
Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596
[When this will happen:]
Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2025 (previously late October).
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General Availability
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2023-12-01
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2024-11-08
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Direct effects for Operations**
User Reporting Feature Activation
If the feature is activated without proper user training, users may misuse the reporting function, leading to unnecessary investigations and potential user frustration.
- roles: End Users, Compliance Investigators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/report-conversation-overview, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance?view=o365-worldwide
Increased Workload for Compliance Teams
Without preparation, the sudden influx of reports may overwhelm compliance teams, causing delays in addressing genuine issues and impacting overall compliance effectiveness.
- roles: Compliance Investigators, IT Support
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/communication-compliance-policies?view=o365-worldwide, https://purview.microsoft.com/compliance
User Experience Degradation
If the reporting feature leads to a high volume of false reports, it may create a negative user experience, discouraging engagement on the platform.
- roles: End Users, Community Managers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=144596, https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/communication-compliance-policies?view=o365-worldwide#user-reported-messages-policy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/communication-compliance-policies?view=o365-worldwide#user-reported-messages-policy
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Last Updated | 07/10/2024 16:04:50 | 2024-11-08T00:07:53Z |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Messages | Updated July 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late October 2024 (previously late June). | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2025 (previously late October). |
| 2024-11-08 | MC End Time | 12/16/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-08-11T09:00:00Z |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon release a feature enabling Viva Engage users to report policy-violating posts and comments. The rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late October 2024. This feature will allow reported posts to be submitted to a Communication Compliance policy for designated investigators to review and take action if necessary. To use this feature, enable Viva Engage conversation reporting and access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more by visiting the provided links. | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon allow Viva Engage users to report posts and comments that violate policies. Rollout starts mid-December 2023 and ends late June 2025. Organizations should enable conversation reporting in Viva Engage for automatic routing to Communication Compliance. |
| 2024-07-11 | MC Last Updated | 02/29/2024 01:13:26 | 2024-07-10T16:04:50Z |
| 2024-07-11 | MC Messages | Updated February 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024 (previously February). | Updated July 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late October 2024 (previously late June). |
| 2024-07-11 | MC End Time | 07/29/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-16T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-07-11 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon release a feature enabling Viva Engage users to report policy-violating posts and comments. The rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024. This feature will allow reported posts to be submitted to a Communication Compliance policy for designated investigators to review and take action if necessary. To use this feature, enable Viva Engage conversation reporting and access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more by visiting the provided links. | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon release a feature enabling Viva Engage users to report policy-violating posts and comments. The rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late October 2024. This feature will allow reported posts to be submitted to a Communication Compliance policy for designated investigators to review and take action if necessary. To use this feature, enable Viva Engage conversation reporting and access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more by visiting the provided links. |
| 2024-02-29 | MC Messages | Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to public preview, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024 (previously February). | Updated February 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to general availability, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024 (previously February). |
| 2024-02-29 | MC Last Updated | 02/09/2024 01:34:37 | 2024-02-29T01:13:26Z |
| 2024-02-29 | MC prepare | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, user names are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
To use this feature, please enable Viva Engage conversation reporting. Reported conversations will automatically route to Communication Compliance if a supported license is present in the tenant. You can access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more: Learn about Communication Compliance. Create and manage communication compliance policies | Microsoft Learn Report a Viva Engage conversation | Microsoft Learn https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/communication-compliance-policies?view=o365-worldwide#user-reported-messages-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/report-conversation-overview https://purview.microsoft.com/compliance https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=144596 | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.
To use this feature, please enable Viva Engage conversation reporting. Reported conversations will automatically route to Communication Compliance if a supported license is present in the tenant. You can access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more: Learn about Communication Compliance. Create and manage communication compliance policies | Microsoft Learn Report a Viva Engage conversation | Microsoft Learn https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/communication-compliance-policies?view=o365-worldwide#user-reported-messages-policy https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/report-conversation-overview https://purview.microsoft.com/compliance https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=144596 |
| 2024-02-29 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will soon release a feature enabling Viva Engage users to report policy-violating posts and comments. The rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024. This feature will allow reported posts to be submitted to a Communication Compliance policy for designated investigators to review and take action if necessary. To use this feature, enable Viva Engage conversation reporting and access the Communication Compliance solution in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Learn more by visiting the provided links. | |
| 2024-02-09 | MC Messages | Coming soon to public preview, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage:
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late February 2024. | Updated February 8, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to public preview, Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance will release a feature that empowers users to report policy-violating posts and comments in Viva Engage: This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 144596 [When this will happen:] Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 and is expected to be complete by late June 2024 (previously February). |
| 2024-02-09 | MC Title | Communication Compliance - Empower end users to report inappropriate posts and comments in Viva Engage | (Updated) Communication Compliance - Empower end users to report inappropriate posts and comments in Viva Engage |
| 2024-02-09 | MC Last Updated | 12/01/2023 01:59:35 | 2024-02-09T01:34:37Z |
| 2024-02-09 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
| 2024-02-09 | MC End Time | 05/31/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-07-29T09:00:00Z |
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