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Discord to start showing ads in the coming week after resisting for almost a decade
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this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2024
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Because I'm free to complain about things I don't like.
Many of my friends use Discord but I also use Matrix and I prefer that. This is a Signal/WhatsApp like situation.
If Discord starts shoving them ads maybe I can bring some people over to a more secure platform easily.
Yeah, sure, complain about it if you want to, it just doesn't make sense if you've already given them the data. I like Signal for privacy but it doesn't have any customization, no personalization, no personality, it's nearly sterile. It does it's job and that's it. Great for people who want privacy for like.. work but for just talking to friends Discord seems more enjoyable.