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The meeting lobby tag focuses on Microsoft Teams changes that place suspected third-party meeting bots in a lobby before they can join. Current coverage examines a planned 2026, admin-controlled external bot detection system requiring explicit organizer approval and moving away from CAPTCHA-based join verification. It also considers the broader governance implications for AI meeting assistants, including making automated participants visible before transcripts are created or recordings leave an organization’s tenant. This tag is relevant to Teams administrators and meeting organizers tracking bot oversight, participant verification, and security controls for external attendees in enterprise meetings.
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    Microsoft Teams 2026 Bot Detection: Lobby Approval as AI Assistant Governance

    Microsoft Teams is rolling out an admin-controlled external bot detection system in 2026 that routes suspected third-party meeting bots into the lobby, requires explicit organizer approval, and begins replacing CAPTCHA-based join verification across Teams meetings. The change is not just another...
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