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submitted 7 months ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, functionally it's much more similar to Discord. It's a shame it isn't federated.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What does being federated give it?

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It means users aren't dependant on a centralized service provided by the developers themselves.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't really answer the question since anything that is self-hostable already meets your criteria even if it's not federated.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It's a communication platform. People are forced to use the same host if they want to communicate on a non-federated platform.