BeepFeb 9

Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access

https://lemmus.org/post/20054044

Show threadEager EagleFeb 9
I hope that discourages open source projects and similar communities from using discord as forum / user support.
Show threadSineljoraFeb 9

stoat.chat/download

Stoat looks promising as an open source alternative

Download Stoat for Desktop and Mobile

Stoat is the chat app where you are the main character.

Show threadTurret3857
Theyve been around for a few years and I’m still not really impressed. No E2EE, No federation if the people running it go belly up. You might as well use signal ATP.
Feb 10 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadMarvieFeb 10
As far as I understand it can be somewhat federated using the matrix protocol? https://matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/stoat/
Stoat

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Show threadTurret3857Feb 10
This isn’t federation, its a bridge. Theres also a bridge for Discord, Telegram and Signal, but none of those are federated either
Show threadMarvieFeb 10
Ah I get it now!