Discord alternatives? - eviltoast

Discord is banned in Turkiye. The reason is some data theft, blackmail, AI montage photos, etc. As usual, our government made the easiest and most illogical move :)

I am looking for an alternative platform to talk and chat with my friends. Which platforms do you recommend?

The ones I tried:

  • Revolt: Voice chat is not stable. They do not accept new registrations.
  • Matrix: Unstable overall.
  • TeamSpeak: ancient interface. We can still try it.
  • XMPP: It has an old interface like TS. Not sure if it has voice channels.
  • Your recommendations?
          • naticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            24 days ago

            I use it on mobile and desktop regularly without sync issues. Has it always had that problem for you? I generally always get messages at the exact same time without fail.

            • Rolling Resistance@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              24 days ago

              I don’t have it on desktop anymore, but if I install it now, the desktop app won’t have any conversations that I have on my phone. I use a Matrix bridge instead that doesn’t forget messages.

              • naticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                4·
                24 days ago

                Correct, it will only have all future messages. Nothing historic. But it should sync literally everything going forward.

                • Rolling Resistance@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  3·
                  24 days ago

                  Well, I don’t like this. The idea of sacrificing messaging history in favour of illusory security gains doesn’t sit well with me. Same goes for Signal backups.

                  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    2·
                    23 days ago

                    It’s not “security” gains, it’s privacy gains, and not storing messages in a central location is a privacy feature, not a bug.

                    That said, it’s not for everyone, and I respect that. That said, I don’t use Signal for things that need to stick around long-term, it’s just an SMS replacement for me, and messages are only relevant for a week, at most.

                  • naticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    24 days ago

                    To each their own. I get the need to have historical chat and all, and I run a Mattermost server for friends for the last few years and I depend on history there too. But on Signal it’s really just what I use with work peeps for after hours non-Teams IT chat in case something breaks and they needs emergency help since we all basically mute notifications for Teams after work.