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.

  • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Yeah, functionally it’s much more similar to Discord. It’s a shame it isn’t federated.

      • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        It means users aren’t dependant on a centralized service provided by the developers themselves.

        • douglasg14b@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          That doesn’t really answer the question since anything that is self-hostable already meets your criteria even if it’s not federated.

          • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            It’s a communication platform. People are forced to use the same host if they want to communicate on a non-federated platform.