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Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Because I know exactly who I'm dealing with here, that's gross misinformation.

Congrats you've found where it was founded, now it's an independent non-profit. What's wrong with you?
https://matrix.org/blog/2025/06/dispelling-myths

Then you're mixing out Element with Matrix, alleging they provide services to law enforcement. Not the same thing my friend, if you have a problem with Element, fine, then get another client. What's the problem?

You're just proving my point again on scalability, get off the keyboard lol

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    You're response amounts to "Okay, so what if it was created and funded by an Israeli company known for espionage? They spun it off into a non-profit, which somehow removes any connection between those two things now."

    As to Element, they are, in their own words, made up of ex-Matrix Staff.

    They're legally distinct entities if that matters, but they're still from the same likely compromised institution.

    If you like Matrix and find absolutely nothing concerning about the connections of the two most influential entities in that space, than by all means, carry on.

    For myself, I'll stick with XMPP or Deltachat.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    They spun it off into a non-profit, which somehow removes any connection between those two things now

    Yes, by definition, but we can keep going.

    [BIG PICTURE TO PROVE NOTHING]

    You can't reject the Matrix Foundation because it's a non-profit. There is no credible evidence that Israel (government or intelligence agencies) funds or controls Matrix as a protocol.

    If you like Matrix and find absolutely nothing concerning about the connections of the two most influential entities in that space, than by all means, carry on.

    If you write a client that uses a protocol to communicate over the internet, you better stick to that protocol, no? I mean, think about it for a second? What's wrong with youuuu? lol

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