Have you ever received an unwanted Twitter message from another user?
Or do you often receive spammy direct messages?
Whiledirect messagesare convenient, they can also be sources of unwanted spam and harassment.
Moreover, its not that a user will directly text you on Twitter messages.
Once you accept a message request, the sender can send you direct messages in the future.
With that in mind, lets begin with how to disable DMs on Twitter.
It prevents you from receiving messages from an account you dont follow or have a prior conversation with.
Heres how to do it.
Go to Twitter
Step 2: From the left pane, select More (a three-dot icon).
Step 4: From the controls tab, press Privacy and safety.
Step 5: In the Privacy and safety tab, under Your Twitter activity, navigate to Direct Messages.
Step 6: Uncheck the box that says Allow message requests from everyone.
However, if you want to avoid following the long way to disable DMs on Twitter, continue reading.
On Android or iPhone
Step 1: Launch Twitter from your Android or iOS unit.
Step 2: Go to Messages from the bottom navigation bar.
Step 3: In the Twitter Messages screen, tap the gear icon at the top right corner.
This will trigger the Twitter Direct Messages controls.
Step 4: Now, toggle off the Allow message requests from everyone.
When a user you dont follow opens your profile, they wont see the message icon to tap into.
Step 2: Navigate to Messages from the left pane.
Step 3: Locate the conversation you want to report.
Step 4: go for the Details (i) button in the top-right corner.
Step 5: Now, poke the blue Report @username option.
Step 7: smack the Yes, report spam button on the next screen.
You have successfully reported the conversation, and with that, the conversation gets deleted.
With this, the user cannot message you again until you message them first.
On Android or iOS
Step 1: Launch Twitter on your Android or iOS rig.
Step 2: Navigate to Messages from the bottom navigation bar.
Step 3: Locate the conversation you want to report and open it.
Step 4: Tap the Details (i) button in the top-right corner.
Step 5: Now, tap the blue Report @username option.
Step 7: On the next screen, tap the Yes, report spam button.
There you have it.
You have reported a conversation on Twitter successfully.
If you have any queries we missed addressing in this article, check out the FAQ section below.
It will not prevent them from sending you Direct Messages (DMs).
You must use any of the methods mentioned in the article to stop users from directly messaging you.
For more details, you might check our article onhow to make your Twitter account private.
Twitter requires users to follow each other to send Direct Messages (DMs).
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