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I am curious how they’re funded. How they are able to stay online. Surely there must be people, governments etc with deep pockets that would want to take them d
by akudha 1y ago
I am curious how they’re funded. How they are able to stay online. Surely there must be people, governments etc with deep pockets that would want to take them down?
- jampekka 1y agoYou can donate to get access to faster download mirrors. I'd guess this is the main source of their revenue. https://annas-archive.org/donate https://annas-archive.org/donate
- notpushkin 1y agoI suppose it could also be their enterprise users, though there’s not a lot of info on this aspect of their activity.
- glimshe 1y agoCan you donate to them without someone claiming you're donating money to a criminal enterprise and getting you in trouble? I mean, without using bitcoins
- sMarsIntruder 1y agoYou can buy Amazon gift cards using bitcoin lighting to add another layer (actually 2) of paranoia :)
- solidsnack9000 1y agoAllegedly, some companies with deep pockets have paid them for access to their collection. The collection turns out to be useful for training LLMs.
- tkel 1y agoSource on this claim? All their torrents are released publicly. Why would "companies with deep pockets" need to pay them?
- qingcharles 1y agoCan confirm this is happening. But the money paid is tiny. Think thousands of dollars, not millions. Not enough to keep the lights on. I would assume they do pretty well from donations.
- KeplerBoy 1y agoNever assume anyone does well from donations. That's rarely the case.
- rahimnathwani 1y agoDonors get benefits.