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Why does this community, which is privacy oriented, use Discord rather than Matrix?

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On the side bar it lists the following:

  • [Matrix/Element]Dead
  • Discord

“Discord” is an active link, but the Matrix link is completely inactive. Not only is it inactive (which could have be excused as a broken link), but it is also manually labeled as “Dead”, as if there is no intention of making it work. How can a community that is focused on privacy willingly favor a service that is privacy non-respecting when a perfectly functional privacy-respecting alternative exists?

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rbits@lemm.ee
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  • Better moderation tools
  • Easier to do voice/video channels
  • Easy to create your own server
  • Huge amount of useful bots created by the community
  • Features like replies, threads, onboarding screens, and custom emotes

Don’t get me wrong, I wish that we could use a FOSS platform instead of Discord, but 1: people are already using Discord and it’s hard to get everyone to switch platform, and 2: there is no comparable alternative right now

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Cupcake1972@mander.xyz
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Dude, Matrix mod tools are pretty much universally complained about, and I say that as a person who uses Matrix as a mod.

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HEISENBERG@lemmy.world
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I think most of those points you said aren’t the reason

But they are

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