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A lot of people are migrating to Signal. I'm wondering what Signal's monetization model is, as they certainly won't be able to maintain the level of usage fore
by colordrops 6y ago
A lot of people are migrating to Signal. I'm wondering what Signal's monetization model is, as they certainly won't be able to maintain the level of usage forever as a free app.
- LockAndLol 6y agoIt's a non profit. It runs on donations. There is no "monetization model"
- rovr138 6y agoDonations are a monetization model. Servers and infrastructure cost money. People's time costs money. You need enough donations for it. If you don't, you have to strategize to get more.
- MikeKusold 6y agoDonations, or an interest free $100 million 50 year loan from the founder of WhatsApp.
- randall 6y agoBrian action established the signal foundation with an initial $50mm grant.
- chillacy 6y ago* $50MM loan The key distinction being that loan will need to be repaid. > The initial $50M in funding was a loan, not a donation, from Brian Acton to the new nonprofit Signal Technology Foundation. By the end of 2018, the loan had increased to $105,000,400, which is due to be repaid on February 28, 2068. The loan is unsecured and at 0% interest.[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation
- randall 6y agoIt's probably some tax dodge or something.
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- suyash 6y agoIf we each give $10 dollar per year it will take care of their finances, Wikipedia runs and scales based on donations as well.