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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[-] GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org 10 points 8 months ago

It's often not the cost of the software, but the hosting costs, especially on a growing platform.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

platforms can be peer to peer too, with maybe a cheaper to host tracker. i think its viable for a chat app, like matrix, for example.

overall yes though, i wonder when lemmy is gonna start having these issues, its still mostly run by unpaid volunteers....

[-] GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org 6 points 8 months ago

I think it's why many decentralised platforms don't want very big instances, and prefer them to split off into smaller federated sites.

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