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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Well yes, but at the same time if you had to pay a few bucks a month for Lemmy or it only worked on a special app, would you be on it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Discord nitro is a thing. They are bleeding money like mofos. There's no more investor money, they are desperate for income.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

sounds like it's time to allow third-party clients distribute the server software, shut down free "servers" and offer paid hosting and support. that would cut costs a great deal.