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Matrix is a federated alternative to Discord that is both open source and highly concerned with user privacy. It’s also very popular here on Lemmy, and a lot of communities here use it. 
I have not heard of matrix till now. How does one join?
God I feel like an old person always asking the younguns how to fediverse…
get started here by choosing a matrix client: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/
Thank you!
Same idea as lemmy, you pick a server and join chatrooms on any federated server
Ruud decided matrix was too ~~hard~~ unreliable to use for this purpose and bailed a few weeks ago
ETA: wrong adjective
It's not hard to use but definitely doesn't work well, in my experience.
it’s… different and takes some getting used to. it also depends on which client you choose to use.
I prefer not to "get used to" a super slow service.
I haven’t experienced it being slow. that might depend on the client you’re using. fortunately, there are a few to choose from.
too hard?? lmao
Sure, for a server as large and accessible as LW, Discord is a super useful, accessible platform. However, the Discord server should not be the only place that such an update is posted.
Realistically, you can't expect much of the LW userbase to see and engage with an announcement in a Discord server, compared to a post on lemmyworld@lemmy.world.
I can tell you Governments are already investigating several federated servers including lemmy instances. I doubt LW wanted to deal with the European Union cracking down on copyright infringement. Users are going to see a lot of instances shut down or blocked in the near future due to legal violations.
Are they really? Do you have any sources for that? That’s a very lofty claim. I know some mastodon instances are likely to be, but Lemmy? with how new it is feels kind of far fetched
Govt investigations rarely publish their finding until the parties in question are charged.
Okay… then how in the hell do you know this then? I’m sorry, but this has real my dad works at Nintendo right now. Those are extremely serious claims.
I’m sorry but it feels suspicious given the fact that the dude who is speculated to have started this was a troll.