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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.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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[–] Zworf@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That is indeed a lot. They must have most of these in Silicon Valley.

However it is their choice to do so. They don't have to be in the most expensive place in the world for developers.

I prefer sponsoring matrix though as it's really open. Signal is just a slightly nicer walled garden. Also, Matrix doesn't need to be linked to my mobile number which is a godsend because I tend to change those once in a while and it's a real nightmare bringing all whatsapp contacts over.