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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[–] Gabu 48 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You don't? In civilized countries, companies don't just get to do whatever they want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought Discord was USA-based.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Right, which is why they mentioned civilized countries in comparison. Over here in the US, yes, companies get to do whatever they want.