quick and dirty override to disable MD globally

src/components/structures/UserSettings.js

@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ const SETTINGS_LABELS = [
         id: 'hideRedactions',
         label: 'Hide removed messages',
     },
+    {
+        id: 'disableMarkdown',
+        label: 'Disable markdown formatting',
+    },
 /*
     {
         id: 'useFixedWidthFont',

src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
   "Direct chats": "Direct chats",
   "disabled": "disabled",
   "Disable inline URL previews by default": "Disable inline URL previews by default",
+  "Disable markdown formatting": "Disable markdown formatting",
   "Disinvite": "Disinvite",
   "Display name": "Display name",
   "Displays action": "Displays action",