Recently, there has been a significant increase in Discord spam, especially if you are part of large groups.
You are found in a group by people who direct message you. This could be a scam or self-promotion, but it is annoying. but How to Disable DMs from Random People on Discord?
Follow these steps to ensure you don’t get scammed on Discord.
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How to Disable DMs from Random People on Discord

How to Stop Discord DMs
It is simple to stop random DMs. Discord has a setting that allows you to block DMs from Discord servers. This allows your friends to still private message you.
Follow these steps to disable private messages from Discord.
Step 1 – Open Discord and Go To Settings

Open Discord and click the settings COG at the bottom left corner.
Step 2: Go to Privacy Settings and turn off access to private messages.
Click on Privacy and Safety in the settings menu. Scroll down to “Server privacy defaults.”
Turn “Allow Direct messages from server members” to OFF. This will turn on automatically, so you’ll need to turn it off.
After this setting is disabled, random people won’t be able to message or contact you on Discord. Discord will be more peaceful.

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Wrapping up
This article should have helped you clean up your Discord. It was becoming very annoying for me to receive 10 messages per day in Discord. This little setting saved me a lot of time, and I hope it will also save you. Enjoy.