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signal is a 501c3 nonprofit and technically this is how the work is founded. you also have the option to donate if you want to "pay" for it.
by x86x87 3y ago
signal is a 501c3 nonprofit and technically this is how the work is founded. you also have the option to donate if you want to "pay" for it.
- OfSanguineFire 3y ago> signal is a 501c3 nonprofit That doesn’t relieve one entirely of fears of betrayal. American 501c3 law allows nonprofits to act like ordinary for-profit corporations in many ways. Such organizations cannot generate a profit (which has a specific legal meaning) but they can amass money to pay as much as they want in salaries to their leadership under employment contracts, or use that money for things that none of the original supporters saw as part of the mission. The community’s insight into finances is limited to peeking into periodic tax filings instead of having insights into (and any oversight over) day-to-day operation.
- x86x87 3y agothis was in response to the claim that if you're not paying you're the product. of course there is still the question of trust
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoI have been active in two organizations that are American 501c3s where the staff, who enjoyed a high-paying position and continually pushed the board for pay raises, explored putting advertising on the organization’s website and selling user data as a way to raise even more funds. So, users can be the product even with 501c3s.