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You know Signal has raised 50 million dollars when it started, right? And people don't give millions without any expectation of return. Whatsapp had been ad fre

You know Signal has raised 50 million dollars when it started, right? And people don't give millions without any expectation of return. Whatsapp had been ad free for longer, but that doesn't mean its plan is just to not earn any revenue.

hnarn 5y ago
> people don't give millions without any expectation of return Perhaps you're not aware but Signal is developed by the Signal Technology Foundation, which is an American non-profit organization. So yes, people do "give millions without any expectation of return". If the $50M USD you're referring to is the money donated by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, it was definitely not given with the expectation of returns, as donations rarely are. Elon Musk has also confirmed publically that he has donated to Signal: https://bird.trom.tf/elonmusk/status/1348506592518438914 https://bird.trom.tf/elonmusk/status/1348506592518438914 (mirror) https://nitter.kavin.rocks/elonmusk/status/1348506592518438914 https://nitter.kavin.rocks/elonmusk/status/13485065925184389... (mirror)