Why is live captions copying disabled in Teams?

Completely agree for all the things that Matt mentioned. Please bring this feature back. To everyone else, please upvote Matt's request in the link below as that will help directly get the attention of the product development team to prioritize and address this

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/135e35e4-bd52-f011-95f2-7c1e52a55eeb

I agree with the comments above - I have partial hearing loss and lean on copying captions quite a lot. If I am unable to hear key parts of a conversation, reading the captions helps, but at times the conversation can move at a pace which, if I have missed something due to my hearing, I rely on copying messages so that I can catch up with details either when the pace slows down, topic changes, or after the call.

I don't see how this protects sensitive information - nearly all Microsoft software risks unintentional sharing of sensitive information if not used appropriately. Otherwise you would disable to copy and paste function in Excel or Word - these are not disabled as you trust correct use of the software and the functionality is exceptionally useful.

Users can still share sensitive information by screenshotting captions, or recording the call with separate devices.

A more appropriate change would be to allow the call owner to be able to disable this function which would almost certainly be the exception rather than the rule.

Please bring back this functionality.

Yes this was a useful accessibility feature which was enhanced by being able copy caption text.

Why was this changed?

Client's prefer consultants they hire to take notes of conversation's during meetings so they can ask you details questions ~3 months later about it.

Assuming this was a purposeful security enhancement; but logically what possible security concern is this actually stopping during a live virtual meeting which a user can easily work around with recording software or recording software on another digital device?

This is genuinely a dumb decision on Microsoft part. They clearly have not thought through how it will affect negatively millions of users.

@microsoft: please re-enable this feature as it is critical for a lot of people.

I kindly request the Microsoft Teams support team to re-enable the copy-paste functionality of the live Caption , or just to select some words for a Qtranslate feature

The whole idea of accessibility tools being stopped because companies wanting to have "open" conversations without fear of actually being called on / (sued?? legally penalized??) about what someone says is ridiculous - especially when you consider that people with those disabilities don't hear everything, so it's not really an "open" conversation at all in the first place.

We already have lots of places where we sign off on to show that we're not going to share confidential company information without the need to know and permission to share, so this lack of "openness" to disabled folks is really unacceptable.

I agree with probably all of what's said so far in this conversation and add one more thing:
Why is it so difficult to present on a Teams meeting and also see the live captions and/or transcripts?

Maybe I'm just doing something wrong, but I almost feel like someone doesn't want disabled people presenting. Is that being "open"??

Just posting on behalf of one of my users who required this feature for accessibility reasons. He can try the workaround of recording and copying the transcript, but too often his customers don't agree to being recorded.

It would be good to have this feature re-enabled.

The recent removal of copy-and-paste functionality from captions in Microsoft Teams has significantly affected my ability to do my job effectively. As someone with dyslexia, I rely heavily on being able to copy key phrases, instructions, and unfamiliar terms from live captions so I can process them at my own pace, take accurate notes, and follow up with the correct actions — especially when receiving verbal instructions from my manager.

Restricting this feature in the name of security feels misguided, particularly when screenshots can still be taken at any time. The reality is that this change doesn’t enhance security — it simply creates unnecessary barriers for people like me, who already face additional challenges.

This decision has made my work more difficult and stressful. I urge you to reconsider this silly restriction which has zero legitimate security enhancements.

Same on Teams Consumer version too - there is no way to get a call transcript - even if you pay for a Copilot Pro license - there is no Copilot of Teams or meeting recap in consumer even with Copilot.