Free attracts spam, which is by definition not sustainable.
Is requiring organizations like signal to self finance by dumping a token on retail, and seeking grants in perpetuity sustainable?
Signal does have a subscriber program. I wonder what percentage of staff and server costs, spam mitigation costs of a signal service are covered by revenue.
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A blog post by the Signal Foundation last year described their financial situation, indicating that they have been operating at a loss.


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