{"id":1597983,"date":"2022-02-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/how-to-close-your-discord-direct-messages-and-keep-weirdos-out\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:30:00","slug":"how-to-close-your-discord-direct-messages-and-keep-weirdos-out","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/how-to-close-your-discord-direct-messages-and-keep-weirdos-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How to close your Discord direct messages (and keep weirdos out)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Discord servers are usually great—you can find many wonderful communities dedicated to all of your current interests. (Case in point: PCWorld has one for our show, The Full Nerd<\/a>, where awesome tech enthusiasts hang out to chat about the latest and greatest gear).<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, all servers can suffer from the arrival of bot accounts or the occasional person who just doesn’t understand proper boundaries. They send unwanted direct messages (aka DMs) to other server members indiscriminately, causing annoyance at best and souring someone’s day at worst.<\/p>\n

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