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> Notably, developing a free web browser is not one of the charitable activities that the IRS recognizes. I find your argument uninsightful. If I were on a jur
by inetknght 2y ago
> Notably, developing a free web browser is not one of the charitable activities that the IRS recognizes.
I find your argument uninsightful. If I were on a jury, I would find developing a free web browser to be charitable under multiple statements:
- preventing cruelty to children
Childrens' browsing habits should not should not be available for sale.
- relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged
A free browser will help the poor, and the distressed, and the underprivileged. There are poor people who are poor because they are data-mined by advertisers. There are people who are distressed about their privacy. There are underprivileged people whose livelihoods are abused by corporations.
- advancement of education or science
A free browser is both educational (handy for learning how to write software or build websites) and scientific (generating studies and reports on internet capabilities and safety).
> defending human and civil rights secured by law
Do you really want to argue that a free browser does not defend freedom and privacy in the US (since you cite US definition of charity) as heavily implied by the US Bill of Rights and as supported by US Courts [0]?
[0]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/privacy https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/privacy
- kibwen 2y agoI'm not arguing my opinion, I'm quoting the laws that Congress passed to govern the IRS. We could pass a law to make web browser development an explicitly legally charitable act. But that's not how the law has been interpreted up to this point. You want to take it up with your senator. Until then, Mozilla's legal counsel isn't going to play games like this with a judge.