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TIL there is an fediverse alternative to Discord (matrix.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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About Matrix Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications.

Matrix Manifesto We believe:

People should have full control over their own communication. People should not be locked into centralised communication silos, but instead be free to pick who they choose to host their communication without limiting who they can reach. The ability to converse securely and privately is a basic human right. Communication should be available to everyone as a free and open, unencumbered, standard and global network.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What did Discord do that warrens a mass migration to a federated alternative?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A punishment is only effective if you can avoid it by being good. A company needs to know that if goes against its users they'll leave. If the exodus is going to happen anyway, just because it's a commercial company and not as a response to any actual violation (or trend of violations), the company has no incentive not to exploit the remaining users.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

it's a for profit, proprietary application that doesn't value your privacy in the slightest, it's becoming a monopoly over communities and taking over places like forums and instant messaging and is not immune to enshittification

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

A walking GDPR violation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=uvNkdAggUGU

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Based bot