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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 131 points 2 days ago (22 children)

"I categorically cannot trust tech companies with that kind of personal data," wrote one frustrated user, with many hoping they might be able to convince Discord to do a U-turn with enough public pressure. Others went further. "What a great way to kill your community," added another longtime user, while some predicted "that’s game over for Discord" and remarked ruefully that "privacy on the internet is truly dead".

LOL. Just like Netflix price increases, or reddit third party apps thing, the protest will barely register in usage metrics and discord will carry on.

These companies have effectively infinite resources with which to test changes with user reference groups, model potential outcomes, and mitigate risks. It's pure hubris to suggest that you have a better understanding of Discord's user base than they do.

The vaaast majority of users will just do the video age test and never think about it again.

[–] brap@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Man 100%. Every now and then you hear that Facebook is “hemorrhaging users” or “it’s all over” but most normal people just don’t give a fuck and use it because they’re already there and their friends are too. This’ll be no different.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

hmm idk, i only know like 2 people in my life that still use Facebook heavily. i know it's different in India though.

Facebook has seen stagnation or user drops in most mature markets, it's still growing in growing markets. India especially represents like half of all Facebook now.

no idea where you might be from, but this is not a globally universal issue. this will likely play out differently in different markets.

[–] These_Opposite4228@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

In India, it's pretty much the old generation and elders who use it due to old habit I think. Most kids nowadays use instagram.

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