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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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[-] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then is it better to use element over signal as decentralised apps may be more sustainable for long term use ?

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