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They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

At least it is not "Enshittification Continues: Lemmy to begin showing advertisements on it's fediverse platform"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I heavily decreased my usage of Discord when I was lowkey doxxed by a user on a server that I never posted a single ounce of personal information to.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Old Skype, maybe, but then again even old Skype was a buggy horrible mess.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The internet should have just stuck with IRC

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Well I am finally ahead of the curve. I mostly stopped using discord after I learned of their horrible privacy practices and braindead statements on e2e encryption.

Long live Matrix!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I installed Element yesterday, and the UI is similar enough to Discord that it would probably be easy to make the switch, but who uses Matrix and is there a way to find communities?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Some time ago I was involved with GNOME applications and they use it. I have used Discord only for game chatting. So I guess we all need to create servers for our friends to join.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's what you get for letting a private company replace and open protocol with a proprietary solution because it's easier to use and has some cute emojis.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I dono what people expected. Discord costs money to develop and run. It was always just a matter of time before it cost money.

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