Hi @dd88
I was wondering if a global setting exists to turn off Chat notifications for a specific Channel.
I am sorry to tell you that there is no such global settings exists to turn off chat notifications for a specific channel.
As a workaround, you could create a private channel for this department users. The notification will only be received to those users who in Teams private channel.
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