There is a way to disable direct messages on Instagram. If you don't use messages or are getting messages you are not interested in, you can deactivate direct messages in the Instagram settings.

If you frequently communicate on Discord, you may want to consider deleting your chat history. But that is not an easy task. The good news is that we know how to get the job done, and it doesn’t take ...

Instagram said it's expanding your control over direct messages, including the ability to edit already sent messages and pin important conversations to the top of your DMs. But the new feature I'm ...

Discord servers are usually great—you can find many wonderful communities dedicated to all of your current interests. (Case in point: PCWorld has one for our show, The Full Nerd, where awesome tech ...

If your company uses Slack as its preferred communication tool, then you'll need to know the basics of navigating it. And one action you might want to know how to take in Slack is deleting a message.

Read receipts are handy – they let you know when someone you've messaged has read your DM. Whether or not they reply right away, knowing that the message has been seen can be enormously helpful. Of ...