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Do you want to automatically block DMs from strangers on Mastodon?
1. Log onto your server's website
2. Go to ⚙️ Preferences
3. Click Notifications (on the mobile website click ☰ and then Notifications)
4. Tick "Block direct messages from people you don't follow"
5. Click "Save changes"
If you change your mind, do the same thing again but untick the box and save changes.
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Fair enough points! I've edited the original post to make this clear.
David Leeuwestein
@feditips it’s imho important to know that afaik the people sending a dm are not notified about the block. So it’s probably a good idea to add an info about not accepting dms to the bio.
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Another excellent point! 👍
Mx Amber Alex (she/it)
@feditips with how "DMs" are (technically and in practice) more like very private posts, it might be relevant to consider this also blocks things such as one-on-one replies to public posts, etc.
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Hopefully this post may jog people's memory in case they want to switch it back on?
Bluabirdo
@feditips I would bet that many users reject private messages. Because “block DMs from strangers” was the top advice during the waves of crypto spam that occurred last May. By now we've all forgotten that we changed this setting. And, as already pointed out, the senders are not notified about this. 😕
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