Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform - eviltoast

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

  • TedKaczynski@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    So they’re still showing ads to paying users. This shit should be illegal.

    You could simply not use the service instead.

    • scrion@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      It’s not as simple as that, which is why e. g. laws to control monopolies exist. Just look at the recent changes in rulings regarding essential services, right to repair etc.

      This is really an outdated, “the market will regulate itself” perspective that has been shown time and again to not work - people just get fucked by corporations.