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FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like? (connectedplaces.online)
submitted 2 weeks ago by wisdomchicken@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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With Discord announcing age verification globally, people are searching for alternatives. But a Discord alternative on the open social web might just look structurally quite different.

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[-] snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

when it actually gets some uptake for more than just Fediverse instance rooms.

Matrix has been used by FOSS projects for years

[-] Skavau@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, but it just isn't used in more casual ways. If I wanted to sit in Fediverse meta chatrooms and chatrooms for a bunch of clients and open source projects then Matrix is for me, but that's not what people want out of Discord alternatives.

this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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