In an apparent effort to boost revenues, gaming social media startup Discord plans to implement ads into its free service. The step is expected in the coming days after 9 years of ad-free experience.

I don’t think people on this sub use it, but it’s great news for us. The worse it gets the likelier people move on.

  • bionicjoey
    311·
    7 months ago

    To be fair, there was a time before Discord. People once used MSN, Skype, Teamspeak, IRC, etc.

    They shouldn’t get too comfortable with the idea that people won’t just up and leave.

    • xkforce
      120·
      7 months ago

      There has to be something to leave for

    • nixEnglish
      90·
      7 months ago7 months ago

      Discord has real advantages over many of those, and communities are slow to pick up and move. It’ll take either a very bad decision from discord or a good competitor. I want that competitor to be Matrix, but it’s far from perfect.

      • laurelraven
        30·
        7 months ago

        Well, adding ads could easily be that very bad decision, if anything can position itself as an attractive alternative fast enough

      • taladar
        20·
        6 months ago

        I don’t think it will take just one of those, it will take both.