@supernothing tbf as a former mod of a server that had a lot of minors, discord has had a serious child safety problem. This probably isn't the way to solve it but it does need solving.

@ariadne is this something that could be fixed or is it too fundamental to how Matrix works?

@eragon At least you can pull-requests on the discourse repository to fix your issues

@skribeIt's called Stoat now but it's still not quite ready to work as a proper replacement from my brief experiments earlier in the year.@thedarktangent @drwho

@eniko I’ve yet to see a screenshot of an IRC client that wasn’t using a monospace font, and I think that speaks for itself

@craftxbox@transfur.social i haven't certainly ever heard about that case either so i'm not sure; i know some irc ops avoid using it to avoid any risk, but not because it has happenedand yes, some cases have happened re. failures and leaks such as https://blog.irccloud.com/july-2020-log-exposure/ - that's also a downside; logs are effectively not encrypted and permanently stored on their servers (unless you delete them), so also something to keep in mind

@koen @hans Oh neat, yeah let's discuss this, I know @shlee was looking into Mattermost, so we need to decide which alternative we will use.

@aral This is not the case. See https://element.io/en/legal/ethics for the public ethics policy of who we sell to.

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949564

At @fosdem 2026, @dave and Florian Duros shared how Element Web is being modernised - from its early architecture to the bold plans ahead. They explained how the team is modernising the platform to be faster, more reliable, and more flexible, while keeping the experience seamless for the millions who rely on it every day. See what’s next: https://element.io/blog/an-element-web-for-the-future/

Just got someone in one of the biggest subreddits I'm in to try Teamtalk. Good news!Bad news, I'm not so sure how to use it, myself. I didn't tell them that though.So how do you create a server? I really don't know if it's so comparable to Discord.

@maj @JustinDerrick Nowadays these verification apps make you move your face around, open and close your mouth, etc. on camera to prevent using a still photo. However, folks figured out how to beat this kind of system last year by manipulating a video game character. https://petapixel.com/2025/07/28/people-are-using-a-video-game-photo-mode-to-bypass-the-uks-online-safety-act/

@ielenia I use weechat and weechat-android (which connects to a weechat relay running on a VPS over SSH), and also hexchat (which I don't recommend because it's unmaintained and stuck on GTK2 and has a lot of problems, but I haven't found an adequate replacement yet (halloy lacks scripting and I haven't been able to compile it))

Perhaps Pixelfed and Loops should migrate from Discord to Discourse

@airakose My instance has no AI to speak of. I don't really see how one implies the other.

@Gargron Not happy about that Patreon statement though .From my PoV I am paying Patreons share. I roughly know what is deducted and select my tier accordingly. And for me it is worth the money. I am backing 25+ projects with Mastodon receiving one of the larger backings (since April 2017, my 10-year-anniversary is around the corner). I have no chance to track my patronages if those are distributed over dozens of services.

@maddy I use prosody

I wish Matrix/Element had the kind of account portability Mastodon has— "social graph portability", let me change addresses while moving my room memberships/spaces on other people's friend lists.I have never taken advantage of this feature on Mastodon, since on Mastodon I would want to take my post history with me, which you can't. But Matrix doesn't have the same notion of "post history", and also it constantly deletes your old chat histories claiming key errors so who cares

Discord isn't close to being aligned with my principles, so on one hand this is expected/whatever. On the other, I've sort of accepted that Discord servers are to be treated as open public spaces and nothing you say is really private (this true whether you're on matrix or discord). And a lot of servers on there do provide a community for people, and unlike a lot of other services Discord is pretty top tier imho. @matrix please make Matrix better lolhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

@stefan »Generally, prohibition is not completely effective, and tends to drive the market underground instead.«https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition#Effects