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Discord vs Matrix - What’s Your Preference? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by cduke23@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Hi all, I’m new here on Lemmy and had never even heard of Matrix until I logged into Beehaw. I see frequent references to the “enshitification” of Discord, but I’m a bit OOTL on that.

What’s your preference between Matrix and Discord?

Any particular reasons or just a preference?

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[–] wxboss@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From a privacy perspective, I use and prefer Matrix/Element. I also admit that setting matrix up isn't the easiest thing to do and could keep people from adopting it.

I'll only accesss Discord if I can find a good third party app that respects privacy. On my computer I use Webcord for this, but I haven't found anything similar to use on a phone.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll only accesss Discord if I can find a good third party app that respects privacy.

I don't think I understand. Even using a third party app, you still have a discord account and all of your messages are still stored on discord servers and associated with that account. What privacy are you gaining?

[–] wxboss@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

You're right, but I was speaking from the standpoint of someone who needs to be connected to Discord (although I admit that I probably didn't make that point obvious). In those cases, a client such as Webcord, can block things such as telemetry, fingerprinting and third party website access which help lessen the information Discord can actually collect on you. Granted, it's not ideal, but it is a better option for those who just can't live without Discord in their lives.