Discord to start showing ads in-app this week - Dexerto
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Popular messaging app Discord is reportedly set to launch in-app ads to help promote game developers, and its coming soon.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13807777

Discord to start showing ads in-app this week - Dexerto

In early March 2024, Discord revealed that “sponsored quests”, or ads would be added to the platform to help “support game developers” through the popular chat app.

Discord didn’t initially share a release date, or even how they’re going to implement ads into Discord’s overall design, other than mentioning that the sponsored quests would “tastefully” be integrated.

A report from The Wall Street Journal claims that Discord’s sponsored quests will be landing on the platform this week, and will be displayed at the bottom left of the app.

  • hauiOPMAEnglish
    8•3 months ago

    An alternative chat protocol. You can self host it or join other self hosted instances, same as lemmy and mastodon.

    It works well and comes with encryption, group chat, video and voice chat and maybe a dozen different clients. No single company can shut you down in opposition to discord.

    Check out https://matrix.org for more info.

    The best clients I know of are fluffychat and element.

    Edit: matrix also has bridges to discord so you wont likely loose your friends from discord. The difference to an alternative discord client is that it runs on a completely different protocol with no chance for discord to shut down your matrix account since its not on discord.

      • hauiOPMAEnglish
        7•3 months ago

        No idea mate. It uses jitsi and it has screensharing.

        But honestly, using discord for this feature is like using leaded gasoline because your new car is special.

        I get it, its popular and works but its not a good choice if you want privacy and/or freedom imo.

        Feel free to disagree though. :)