Discord defends itself against efforts to stop piracy on its platform by saying no to more invasive data collection. Even though Discord isn’t exactly known for privacy, this is a great move for its users. What are your thoughts?

  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
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    5 hours ago

    They do have to retrieve old messages when new users join though. I’m sure the government can force them to lett them in a server and unlock the roles

    • stoy@lemmy.zip
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      2 hours ago

      Why?

      Why is channel history needed for new users?

      Back in the IRC days you joined a channel that was just empty, if you wanted the history you had to run an IRC client continously, I remember running screen irssi on a separate computer and sshing into the server, reconnecting the screen with irssi in it.

      If you want the history automatically, you can’t expect privacy.

      • Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee
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        1 hour ago

        90% of the reason I even have discord is because people much smarter than me use it to share information. Nobody uses other areas suited for sharing information anymore. It’s either Reddit or discord.

      • antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        42 minutes ago

        Why is channel history needed for new users?

        Does this question really merit an answer? Can’t you think of an answer yourself?

        Back in the IRC days

        Ok, boomer. Unironically.

        You’re literally saying that people should just make do with inferior, significantly less practical tech. Do you think anyone will ever say that’s a good idea and decide to switch from Discord to IRC?

        • stoy@lemmy.zip
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          25 minutes ago

          Insults, very compelling argument!

          Go back to Reddit with that shit!