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They previously had a pretty unique structure (gemeinnützige GmbH) but the german authorities stripped them from that status saying "free social media is not a public benefit purpose".
Libre software isn't a public benefit under German law?!?
Well at least not according to the legal view of the tax authorities.. from what I have heard anecdotally over the years about german tax authorities, they seem to be very much not living in a 21st century digital world.