▲ 864 ▼ Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or face (9to5google.com) submitted 6 months ago by criss_cross@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 314 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] me_myself_and_I@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Good that there are alternatives but I bet that won't last for long. More and more apps will copy this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) Or just get bought out. Discord was supposed to be the answer to Twitch getting gobbled up. Then Microsoft gobbled Discord. Does anyone seriously believe there's an indie third party social media site immune to a multi-million (possibly even billion) dollar buyout offer? One that won't go the way of TikTok and be legislatively forced into sale? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) i mean… i will pay the license for it, AND i have to self host it, so they have a monetary scheme that will delay the need for enshitification. but it’s 5$ or something, and reportedly has better audio quality, faster transfer rates, and lower overhead then discord. and because i am hosting it, i will have complete control over it and its white list permalink fedilink source parent [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Does anyone seriously believe there’s an indie third party social media site immune to a multi-million (possibly even billion) dollar buyout offer? One that won’t go the way of TikTok and be legislatively forced into sale? federated platforms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Federation is easy. BlueSky is federated, ffs. You think Jack Dorsey would be shy about selling his Twitter knock-off a second time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago Bluesky is poorly federated Lemmy is excellently federated: Its users are split across many instances with no majority Lemmy, PieFed, and other instance software exists, preventing anyone from seizing control of the network software permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children) Or just get bought out. Discord was supposed to be the answer to Twitch getting gobbled up. Then Microsoft gobbled Discord. Does anyone seriously believe there's an indie third party social media site immune to a multi-million (possibly even billion) dollar buyout offer? One that won't go the way of TikTok and be legislatively forced into sale? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) i mean… i will pay the license for it, AND i have to self host it, so they have a monetary scheme that will delay the need for enshitification. but it’s 5$ or something, and reportedly has better audio quality, faster transfer rates, and lower overhead then discord. and because i am hosting it, i will have complete control over it and its white list permalink fedilink source parent [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Does anyone seriously believe there’s an indie third party social media site immune to a multi-million (possibly even billion) dollar buyout offer? One that won’t go the way of TikTok and be legislatively forced into sale? federated platforms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Federation is easy. BlueSky is federated, ffs. You think Jack Dorsey would be shy about selling his Twitter knock-off a second time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago Bluesky is poorly federated Lemmy is excellently federated: Its users are split across many instances with no majority Lemmy, PieFed, and other instance software exists, preventing anyone from seizing control of the network software permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) i mean… i will pay the license for it, AND i have to self host it, so they have a monetary scheme that will delay the need for enshitification. but it’s 5$ or something, and reportedly has better audio quality, faster transfer rates, and lower overhead then discord. and because i am hosting it, i will have complete control over it and its white list permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Does anyone seriously believe there’s an indie third party social media site immune to a multi-million (possibly even billion) dollar buyout offer? One that won’t go the way of TikTok and be legislatively forced into sale? federated platforms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Federation is easy. BlueSky is federated, ffs. You think Jack Dorsey would be shy about selling his Twitter knock-off a second time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago Bluesky is poorly federated Lemmy is excellently federated: Its users are split across many instances with no majority Lemmy, PieFed, and other instance software exists, preventing anyone from seizing control of the network software permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Federation is easy. BlueSky is federated, ffs. You think Jack Dorsey would be shy about selling his Twitter knock-off a second time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago Bluesky is poorly federated Lemmy is excellently federated: Its users are split across many instances with no majority Lemmy, PieFed, and other instance software exists, preventing anyone from seizing control of the network software permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago Bluesky is poorly federated Lemmy is excellently federated: Its users are split across many instances with no majority Lemmy, PieFed, and other instance software exists, preventing anyone from seizing control of the network software permalink fedilink source parent