Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform
Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform
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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What do the Lemmings recommend as a replacement for discord?
I'm happy to revert back to teamspeak if need be, I heard it's app recently got an overhaul (or at the very least a facelift).
I'm disgusted (though not shocked, I fucking called it years ago), that discord would go down this rabbit hole being that their main demographic is gamers. The stats are in, gamers (among every other living being) hates ads.
In fact, I pay for YT music because I think it's good value, but ive never once had YT premium, and I haven't seen an ad on their site for close to a decade now. (Still no pihole, that's likely next).
To circle back, if possible Lemmings, I would like to find a discord replacement that my folks would be willing to install/try out. I've got a couple people who have said "hey man, find a better spot and we'll tag along", however I have yet to find a suitable replacement on my own time.
I'd say Matrix / Elements is a good alternative.
It's based on an open and interoperable protocol, similar to the fediverse. So it doesn't matter the client, as long as your friends are on something that support Matrix they'll be able to join the group.
As an added bonus, if elements start going down the enshittification path you can just drop them. Also, you can host your server just like teamspeak
Appreciate the response, I'll give matrix and elements a look-see.
Unfortunately I'm the only among the group that interacts with(or even knows of) the fediverse and it's associated softwares, so I expect there to be some drama involved, hopefully I can be the salesman they need.
Mattermost used to be the go-to alternative, not sure why it is not mentioned yet. Then it looks like Revolt is getting traction now.
Matrix.org has some Discord Clones that you can even self-host if that is what gets you off. Personally I'm planning to use their "Bridge" software to move everything from my old Discord channel to a private database but I have never maintained a database so it is currently safely on the backburner.