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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts (fortune.com)
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Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, it gave me 10 different things I had to do before deleting my account. Also, no. I have my limit and it crossed when they chose to implement facial ID. I am missing it still, I am looking for something to fill the open group discussion it had for me.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The problem is how will you do for most services and websites? They have support on discord for the most part (especially for coding stuff, or games)

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I don't mind asking for alternatives. Once I put my foot down I'll just work around it

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's the hard part really, finding a new group chat platform.

My friends and I are switching to Matrix but finding a community there is gonna be a bit tough.

We all become too dependent on Discord and now we're paying the price when we try to leave.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 0 points 4 hours ago

That’s really nice! I went ahead and setup Element on all my devices as well, but I’m not as enthusiastic. Most people won’t bother changing. It was a pain to make people move from WhatsApp / iMessage to Signal already

[–] oddpixel@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 day ago

Create your own community (aka - matrix space/room), set up end-to-end encryption, start the invites. https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/private-group-chat/

Otherwise, to find existing rooms, I've relied on this in the past: https://matrixrooms.info/