(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

https://discordapp.com/download

Popular with gamers, Discord is available for Linux, but you need a 64-bit system.

You can install it on other platforms as well.

Discord is feature-rich compared with Skype, making it a compelling reason to switch to Discord :
https://discordapp.com/features

IP & DDoS Protection is provided as well as low latency, and a good number of other interesting features.

I use it to chat with friends and am in 4 channels (Wendy's, Gardevoir, DHW and Vocaloid ). As you say it's unfortunate that there's only a 64-bit linux version so I normally just run it in my browser. I did test the app in slacko64 once though and it worked there, it is pretty much exactly the same as the browser version (http://www.discord.gg) except the microphone for the voice chats actually work in the app.

https://sneak.berlin/20200220/discord-i ... -projects/
Discord’s communication is not end to end (e2e) encrypted. It is encrypted only between the individual user and the servers operated by Discord Inc. Their spying extends to every single message sent and received by anyone, including direct messages betweeen users. The service can and does log every message sent, both in-channel and DMs. It is impossible to have a private conversation on Discord, as there will always be an unencrypted log of it stored by Discord. Discord can, at their option, provide those stored messages to any third party they wish, including cops or government snoops, for any reason, even without a legal order, without any obligation to tell you that they have done so.

Further reading :
11 Reasons Not to Become Famous
https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to- ... me-famous/