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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by fer0n@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

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We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate—and this is very lean compared to other popular messaging apps that don’t respect your privacy.

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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 40 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I imagine not paying for it and being overloaded with spam bots would be more expensive (otherwise they wouldn't be doing it this way!)

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

There are lots of reasons to want fewer spam bots and verified identities other than cost.