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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)

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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[–] TruckStopSantaClaus@lemmy.ml 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

At worst, I could just use Discord in Firefox and block the ads.

[–] queque31@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Until they stop supporting Firefox, because who uses Firefox /s

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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I've been keeping an eye on Matrix if discord keeps getting worse. It is awful trying to look up guides or important info in discord's format.

[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago

There's also Element which feels a lot like discord. The problem though isn't moving to a new platform, it's convincing the masses to do the same.

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[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not related to the article itself, but I'm curious why use of archive.is has become so popular around here considering that they refuse to provide DNS replies without edns personal information attached? I'm not familiar with the politics involved, but a lot of DNS providers are getting blocked by archive.is for not providing that info, including my own home DNS server and cloud flare 1.1.1.1 and many others, so I'm surprised to see it gaining popularity on Lemmy.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I use the .is link for everything because it's the only way to reliably get into most of the paywalled articles form sites like WSJ. The other archive sites have already been blacklisted and get served a paywalled copy or blank "please enable javascript" page.

I knew nothing of it's DNS funkiness.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

Do you have an alternative that it would be reasonable for people to know about?

[–] SacrificedBeans@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In the past month I noticed ads inside Viber desktop (it's used a lot here, instead of WhatsApp)

Later I got a call from a friend that his windows defender picked up a trojan in Viber files.. Next day I got it too.

I shit you not, they let out an update with malware, on a popular chat app. I uninstalled and got the next update, with blind trust, I can't migrate atm...

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 16 points 7 months ago

how do you get more money out of a product once you reach a point where anyone who will ever use it is already using it?

less money out, more money in, which is to say you make it shittier and more expensive. Remember, you're only as good as your most recent revenue change.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (7 children)

It was either that or they start charging. They're gonna piss people of either way but at least it's still free.

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[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's what you get for letting a private company replace and open protocol with a proprietary solution because it's easier to use and has some cute emojis.

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[–] munk83uk@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://revolt.chat/ Cope, but would be good for this to become a thing.

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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 14 points 7 months ago

Been happily off discord ever since the CEO's disastrous, anti-encryption speech at the "Protecting Children Online" hearing. Evil little dude, that guy is.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

I just noticed this today.. I barely even use discord. Now I really don't like it.

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