Alternatives
- Revolt.chat (now stoat.chat)
- Matrix.org
- cinny.in
- Rocket.chat
- mattermost.com
Red_October@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Fuck Discord is the common message now, but how about we amplify good alternatives? It’ll be easier to tell Discord to fuck off if we’re already set to move elsewhere.
comador@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
WormFood@lemmy.world 8 minutes ago
I looked in stoat’s issue tracker and there is an issue asking for video chat which is 5 years old and still open. Safe to say it’s a dead project.
rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net 2 hours ago
Keep in mind everyone that Stoat still doesn’t currently protect it’s users information and is centralized. It doesn’t use encryption but it is very seamless.
You can host your own Stoat instance but it doesn’t communicate with the main one.
The devs have said they plan to add more security features in the future yet still don’t make it a priority. The host of Stoat should be able to see everyone’s messages, including in DM’s, due to the lack of E2E encryption.
Once they add more security features I imagine they will be much more popular in general.
SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
In my view, security isn’t a feature, it’s a design choice.
I have no ill wishes towards Stoat, but I’ve never seen a developer convincingly implement security after the fact.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Forum’s, websites, all the shit we used to do.
snooggums@piefed.world 5 hours ago
The main thing I will miss from discord is the ease of streaming with a small group of friends. That was main reason we chose it over alternatives back in the day.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
In my day we just hung out with our friends…
/S
snooggums@piefed.world 4 hours ago
Discord has made communicating with a small group of friends who moved to different cities stay in touch daily while playing games, chatting in voice, and streaming stuff to share. Voice and text are great, but the streaming is how we share the in game moments we used to be able to see in person.