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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts (fortune.com)
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Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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[–] 19 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I tried hosting my own TS server recently and it's easy as shit. Not as many features sure, but it's so snappy and it just works. Ideally I'd move to mumble and host it on some old laptop but as a backup thing I can't complain

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Teamspeak requires you to pay for a license to host a community of greater than 32 people though. I have much more faith in Fluxer, which just came out recently and has its servers getting hammered right now. It will have true self-hosting and federation. Also it looks exactly like Discord which probably makes moving to it easier.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer

    Neat

    Maybe I can spin something up for family to use instead of SMS.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Check out the snikket server/app, it's a complete setup that uses an XMPP server and clients with a focus on families and close friends

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Ive already got xmpp, its more a client thing for them I think.

    The discord-esque look I think works. Though if you've got a client rec for xmpp with a similar feel, for that I'm all ears.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    on desktop I tried gajim and it was good

    on android snikket has an official client, it is a fork of conversations.im (they fork it so the client as the same name in every platform to avoid confusing users) i haven't found a client for android/ios that matches discord feel tho

    edit: forgot to say snikket is also on ios

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Ive hosted my own TS3 server for well over a decade and matrix was spooled up this past year. They both are good products and server their roles, but they dont line up 100% with Discord and its user reach.

    I am hopefull TS6 gets the funding it needs to get out of beta and I wish the Fluxer dev the best (they are going to need it).

    What this whole discord debacle needs to teach people is how to be independent regarding your communications, data and their storage.

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