Use invidious - https://invidious.private.coffee
Use revolt - https://revolt.chat
Use matrix - https://matrix.org
Use LINUX! - https://www.linuxmint.com
Sources: https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=1yUj_Jdis6E
https://redlib.kylrth.com/r/discordapp/comments/11ihqq6/discord_will_possibly_record_your_video_calls/
https://redlib.kylrth.com/r/privacy/comments/jlggdx/how_much_of_a_privacy_concern_is_spotify_nowadays/
That would be great, but I also do like having chat channels in addition to forum channels. And voice chat is one of the most important parts of the whole thing, but I didn’t mention those because matrix does text and voice chat just as well as discord. And I agree discord is popular among younger people. Though all of the active people in my community are in their 20’s through 40’s, I think we have maybe 1 or 2 people under 18 which we technically do not allow but we have exceptions for them.
Most of our members we met through online gaming, and it’s a lot easier to get a gamer to join discord than it is a website based forum or a platform they have never joined (matrix, etc).