Discord’s community is usually very decent, friendly, and cooperative. However, it’s unrealistic to expect everyone to be perfect on this platform. Some users can be hostile, aggressive, and overall toxic.
Naturally, you likely don’t desire such “buddies” on the platform, and you may wish to eliminate them. You can do that by blocking them on Discord.
But what happens when you block someone on Discord? Will it be enough to stop all communication with the user completely?
Let’s take a closer look at exactly what happens.
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Direct Messaging
First, let’s look at how sending or receiving DMs appears when you have someone blocked.
In theory, once you hit that big red block button, direct messaging is no longer possible. To test that, we took two different accounts, blocked one, and tried to message it.
When you open direct messaging with a blocked user, all of their messages are hidden, and you are shown the message: You cannot send messages to a user you have blocked.
Keep in mind that you can view all of the hidden messages or even unblock the user here.
Any time the user tries to message you, Discord will block the messages, and you won’t receive any notifications.
Furthermore, all direct calls from the obstructed user are also obstructed.
Server Text Channels
It’s likely that you share one or more mutual servers with the user you have blocked. So, what happens if they try to contact you through text channels on these servers?
Thankfully, you won’t have to be concerned about that, as Discord will also conceal those messages. To verify that, we conducted a straightforward test.
Again, we used two accounts and had one account block the other. After that, with the blocked account, we sent multiple messages and images in a mutual text channel. The outcome was positive, and the block did its job.
Any messages sent by the blocked user are hidden, and no notifications will appear either.
Server Voice Channels
The last way a user can contact you through Discord is via voice channels. So, what happens when you join a voice channel with a blocked user?
Unfortunately, not much. The individual will still be visible, and you will still be able to hear them. So, we recommend muting them quickly to prevent any more communication. Here’s a simple method to do that:
- Enter the mutual server.
- Join the voice channel with the blocked user.
- Right-click their name.
- Click Mute.
That’s it! From now on, the user won’t be able to speak to you again. Unless, of course, you decide to unmute or unblock them.
