I don't think that glib saying applies to signal. Signals money comes from two sources: 1. User donations - you can in fact be paying for it, 2. A 50 million

I don't think that glib saying applies to signal. Signals money comes from two sources: 1. User donations - you can in fact be paying for it, 2. A 50 million dollar initial fund provided by a benevolent sponsor, and probably some other misc funding It does not come from selling ads or user data, which is the usual meaning of that glib saying.