--- title: Use open platforms — or else | daily.dev description: Using proprietary platforms like Discord and Reddit puts communities at risk because corporate owners act in their own financial interests, not users'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/use-open-platforms-or-else-iukmzryrn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Use open platforms — or else | daily.dev og:description: Using proprietary platforms like Discord and Reddit puts communities at risk because corporate owners act in their own financial interests, not users'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/use-open-platforms-or-else-iukmzryrn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iukMzrYrN.png og:image:alt: Use open platforms — or else og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use open platforms — or else **[Drew DeVault](https://daily.dev/sources/drewdevault)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Using proprietary platforms like Discord and Reddit puts communities at risk because corporate owners act in their own financial interests, not users' interests. The /r/wallstreetbets Discord ban is cited as a prime example of how platforms with venture capital backing will deplatform users when threatened economically. The post advocates switching to open, federated alternatives such as Matrix, IRC, Mastodon, PeerTube, and Lemmy before being forced off closed platforms. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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