Discord Settings
Navigate to Discord and click the gear icon next to your username.
User Settings
My Account
- Password and Authentication
- Use a privacy-respecting 2FA application (Remove your number if possible and never use SMS authentication)
Profiles
- Avoid giving out personal information on your profile and never use your face as your profile picture
Privacy & Safety
Sensitive Media
- Direct messages from friends: Show
- Direct messages from others: Show
- Server channel messages: Show
INFO
The above settings should be set to 'Show' to prevent Discord from scanning the images.
DM Spam Filter
- Turn on: Do not filter direct messages
Server Privacy Defaults
- Allow direct messages from server members: Off
- Enable message requests from server members you may not know: Off
How We Use Your Data
- Use data to improve Discord: Off
- Use data to personalise my Discord experience: Off
- In-game rewards (aka Quests): Off
- Use data to make Discord work: Off
Authorised Apps
- Remove any unnecessary applications
Devices
- Remove all old logins from your account
Connections
- Avoid linking anything, especially accounts with personal information
Clips
- Allow my voice to be recorded in Clips: Off
Friend requests
- Turn off: Everyone
Payment Settings
Billing
- Remove all payment methods from your account
App Settings
Chat
Stickers
- Stickers Suggestions: Off
- Stickers in Autocomplete: Off
Notifications
Email Notifications
- Communication Emails: Off
- Social Emails: Off
- Announcements and Update Emails: Off
- Tip Emails: Off
- Recommendation Emails: Off
- Unsubscribe from all marketing emails
Activity Settings
Activity Privacy
Activity Status
- Share your detected activities with others: Off
- Share your activity status by default when joining large servers: Off
Rich Presence
- Allow friends to join your game: Off
- Allow voice channel participants to join your game: Off
Registered Games
- Remove all games from your account
Game Overlay
- Enable in-game overlay: Off