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Discord alternatives? (lemy.lol)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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Discord is banned in Turkiye. The reason is some data theft, blackmail, AI montage photos, etc. As usual, our government made the easiest and most illogical move :)

I am looking for an alternative platform to talk and chat with my friends. Which platforms do you recommend?

The ones I tried:

Revolt: Voice chat is not stable. They do not accept new registrations.
Matrix: Unstable overall.
TeamSpeak: ancient interface. We can still try it.
XMPP: It has an old interface like TS. Not sure if it has voice channels.
Your recommendations?

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[–] rolling_resistance 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So just like I said, illusory security gains.

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

The security gains may be illusory, but the privacy benefits are significant.

[–] rolling_resistance 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not being able to see my old messages on desktop is a privacy benefit? I don't think you are correct.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes it is. If you can set up the app on a new device and access all your old messages, then that means anyone who can get your account creds can do the same. That could be a hacker, an ex, or law enforcement.