---
title: "On Discord Alternatives"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/on-discord-alternatives-ge6gnrrhy
source_url: https://soatok.blog/2026/02/11/on-discord-alternatives/
type: article
source: "Dhole Moments"
published: 2026-02-11T18:02:48.091Z
updated: 2026-02-11T18:03:29.000Z
tags: ["privacy", "discord"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# On Discord Alternatives

**[Dhole Moments](https://daily.dev/sources/soatok)** · 9 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Discord's upcoming age verification requirement has sparked backlash, but finding a privacy-respecting alternative is challenging. Signal is currently the only messaging app with proper end-to-end encryption, but it's centralized and lacks Discord's feature set. The author argues that a true Discord replacement needs to be free software, self-hostable, federated, and decentralized—none of which exist today. Building such a platform requires combining technologies like Tor Onion Services, Key Transparency, and MLS (Messaging Layer Security), while simultaneously fighting age verification laws through political organizing.

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