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> Discord is a running joke on comparatively less-frequented communication protocols like IRC (possibly just out of spite, but all the same). IRC, the famously
by elithrar 6y ago
> Discord is a running joke on comparatively less-frequented communication protocols like IRC (possibly just out of spite, but all the same).
IRC, the famously secure communications platform? [sorry, I couldn't help it: I loved IRC growing up, but something something glass houses?]
- progval 6y agoArguably on IRC you can use OTR (you need a secure medium to exchange a secret or fingerprints). Its usability is awful so barely anyone uses it, but at least you can.
- eertami 6y agoBut... surely you could then also use OTR on Discord?
- lukeramsden 6y agoThere was actually a plugin for BetterDiscord that did that that I used (probably 2 years ago now). Can't find it anymore, but it did exist and worked pretty well.
- progval 6y agoTheir official client doesn't support it. And using third-party clients is forbidden. https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/8tukek/ripcord_unofficial_native_discord_client_no/e1adbu5/?context=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/8tukek/ripcord_... I guess you could do it with a browser extension, but they'll probably think you use a third-party client if they notice you're sending encrypted text.
- kortilla 6y agoIRC isn’t a glass house when it comes to lack of a central censor/arbiter of the protocol.
- lmm 6y agoIRC users certainly experience arbitrary censorship by petty tyrants. Of course they can move to a different IRC server (or start their own), but that's not really any easier than moving from Discord to IRC or vice versa.
- kortilla 6y agoIt’s trivial to connect to multiple IRC servers with any of the popular clients. I don’t think it makes sense to compare that to switching to an entirely different protocol/software stack.