Is that even possible ? Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong places.
Hiding the UI completely seems a bit much, when I just want to mute the chat all together or just a specific person (two to be more precise). Getting a bit fed up with their constant back and forth chatting, when it could be done in private.
not possible yet… apparently they are working on a user block option, but it seems to be taking a really really long time for something so “normal” on all other social platforms.
you can turn off chat completely in the main options
I’d love to have an option, via Companion while I’m riding, so I can disable chat on screen, but to be able to see it within Companion where it is not distracting.
Yes… that is highly needed in some parts of Watopia at the moment… 
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Yes it is possible - you turn off chat in Zwift options.
Then you will see no chat on screen as Rich said.
You can also start your ride and disable your network connection so you can ride alone with nobody else then enable it to save your ride.
I will look at the options next time. Was hoping there was a way to just mute a specific person. Trying to reason with them is almost impossible. They just keep on running their mouth, like it’s their personal chatroom
I mentioned this in another thread, but it would be really nice to be able to mute individuals, or in the case of group rides, mute everyone except the ride leader. Muting the entire chat doesn’t really help in group rides since you also lose the leader’s instructions and can end up left in the dust wondering why everyone around you suddenly sprinted away…
I wish there was a way to silence a specific rider. Haven’t needed it often but sometimes people discuss/make continuous comments that I just wish I could stop.
No it is not possible but I am hoping that Zwift will see this and take it as a suggestion for a future upgrade. I just wanted to ride and take my mind off everything and there was an antagonizing person just constantly making political comments.
Agree and those annoying chats in robopacer rides that could be done privately through companion app but people think everyone wants to see them. Just go on and on about stuff that 99% of people have no interest in or even any idea what they are taking about. Just use discord or do it privately.
Any chance we can do it by entire nation for the next couple of days\weeks?
You can turn off the chat.
I do that sometimes.
But it doesn’t stop the political spam in the user names of some people.
I don’t want to turn off the chat. Just SOME chat. I’m not sure why you can’t just mute certain riders.
Yes it would be great to be able to temporarily or permanently shut up a rider (eg, this guy shut up for this ride, robo pacer shut up forever).
I decided to completely mute the chat a few years ago. Initially, it felt strange, but it has significantly enhanced my riding and training experience. I have no regrets about this decision. Actually, until you mentioned it, I had completely forgotten about the chat! LOL
Rather than mute chat, can we get an additional chat on/off control in the Companion App so we don’t have to go to the Zwift settings.
This would be far more useful than getting off the bike to go to the computer and change it.
But Zwift is a social experience so as part of that you are supposed to embrace all parts of that. 
I know, when someone has obviously had too much coffee and is completely hyper in the chat I also turn it off completely.