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MC476020: Reminder: Private Unlisted Groups Deprecated in Yammer – 1 Day Warning

As part of the Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks being upgraded, Private unlisted (“secret”) groups in Yammer will be retired on December 1, 2022. The retirement of this feature was first announced via the Message Center on September 1, 2022 (MC424414). You can read more about the retirement of Unlisted groups in this blog post which covers the announcement of three features due for deprecation beginning December 1, 2022.

MC476020: Reminder: Private Unlisted Groups Deprecated in Yammer - 1 Day Warning

How this will affect your organization

Your Yammer network will no longer support private unlisted groups. Users will no longer be able to:

  • Create private unlisted groups
  • Use existing private unlisted groups

What you need to do to prepare

We recommend that you communicate clearly to group owners of this impending change and coordinate an effort to remove the groups or convert them to a listed private or public group which can be connected with M365. More information is covered in the Microsoft Native Mode Troubleshooting FAQ.

If December 1, 2022 is no longer an acceptable date for secret group retirement, please contact support as soon as possible to file an exception. This is the only way to delay the deprecation of secret groups for your network.

Learn more

Please click Additional Information to learn more

Message ID: MC476020
Published: 2022-11-30
Updated: 2022-11-30

Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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