Hello, I was wondering if there is any option to disable group chat? I did a search but couldn’t find any answers. <a class="lightbox" href="https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/e/5/0e5cb706cae8d3447ae154c2a564ff2f7bdc0d84.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/233kb0E7MaedNjBCKcJ6IaKmxW4.png?dl=1" title="The image shows a Slack interface with a search bar containing a "New group chat" placeholder text, highlighted in red, and a section prompting the user to "Start a conversation" for direct messages. (Captioned by AI)" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">[The image shows a Slack interface with a search bar containing a "New group chat" placeholder text, highlighted in red, and a section prompting the user to "Start a conversation" fo…

What is the problem you want to solve by disabling it? Would limiting group chats to two participants work for you? Then you can adjust the Chat max direct message users site setting.

How to disable Group chat?

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sallypf (Sally) June 3, 2025, 3:30pm 4

I think this is the solution. I’ve to set it to 1 to make it one to one chat. Thanks for the help.

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How to disable Group chat?

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