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Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade
(www.neowin.net)
APRIL FOOLS!!???
No....?
Oh, okay..
this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2024
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It will be interesting to see if PC ad blockers are able to mitigate them or whether they're going to tunnel them in like FB/Instagram do.
We need FOSSCORD!
I think the only way to get an open-source Discord is to recreate discord (their backend).
granted it's a slow process but it can pay off if done right. I contribute what little I can to the project, as my Typescript is not the best and Discord knowledge even less.
There are many, even revolt.chat is similar.
But easiest to transition for me has been matrix
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