Discord was already succumbing to enshitification. Now with their intention to be owned by Wall Street, that trajectory will certainly accelerate at warp speed once the change of hands happens.

Anyone already get ahead of this and find a solid alternative?

Right now I’m on the fence between Element for Matrix, and Revolt. Both seem to have their pros and cons and I can’t find a clear “winner”.

  • BroBot9000@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 day ago

    There is a difference between willing information that you put out there and data gathering that goes on without your consent.

    Location data is something I don’t want anyone collecting without my consent.

    Why does Element need to know where I’m located? Why is that being gathered with my identifiers?

    • mac@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      22 hours ago

      You know the app still works if you deny it loc permissions, right?