On the side bar it lists the following:

  • [Matrix/Element]Dead
  • Discord

“Discord” is an active link, but the Matrix link is completely inactive. Not only is it inactive (which could have be excused as a broken link), but it is also manually labeled as “Dead”, as if there is no intention of making it work. How can a community that is focused on privacy willingly favor a service that is privacy non-respecting when a perfectly functional privacy-respecting alternative exists?

  • rbits@lemm.ee
    8·
    11 months ago
    • Better moderation tools
    • Easier to do voice/video channels
    • Easy to create your own server
    • Huge amount of useful bots created by the community
    • Features like replies, threads, onboarding screens, and custom emotes

    Don’t get me wrong, I wish that we could use a FOSS platform instead of Discord, but 1: people are already using Discord and it’s hard to get everyone to switch platform, and 2: there is no comparable alternative right now

    • blkpws@lemmy.ml
      19·
      11 months ago

      I think most of those points you said aren’t the reason, there are many ways to manage stuff on platforms more private that has also all of those points you said (Matrix has all of them), and I think the only reason they use discord is that they can show “gaming now”, put a GIF as a user picture and things like this. If for you Discord is easy to use it’s because you have been using it already, for me, it’s confusing.

      • Cupcake1972@mander.xyz
        6·
        11 months ago

        Dude, Matrix mod tools are pretty much universally complained about, and I say that as a person who uses Matrix as a mod.

        • blkpws@lemmy.ml
          1·
          11 months ago

          Mod tools or tools like play music on an audio room? Because seems like it’s more about features like this than moderation tools (or that’s my feeling).

          Matrix has moderation tools (https://matrix.org/docs/communities/moderation/), but the bot needs to be hosted by yourself, or you need to pay. So from the 5 points @[email protected] has written, I only agree with “Huge amount of useful bots created by the community” as discord is the most used.

          • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
            23·
            11 months ago

            Discord is not just about the community bot culture. The moderation tools there are hassle-free and people can be segregated into as many channels they can access, or who can be muted and unmuted during a hybrid audio-screenshare group chat session, and so on. Its very granular and easy even for basic level social media users.