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>>mikece+(OP)
They could use a free plus subscription model for really pro features, like “extra privacy”, “faster sending speed”, “create bigger group rooms”, these are bad features but you get it

>>m3kw9+Kj
As soon as there is “extra privacy” for a premium, I would ditch Signal immediately. It’s either provate and secure or it’s not. Certain things cannot be half measured.

>>YeBanK+rl
Not having to rely on a phone number would be extra privacy.

They are stuck with SMS though because it's a costly... signal that prevents spam.

(Sounds like an opportunity ??)

But then this might solve the funding issue for them, but being tied to most payment systems would only somewhat improve the situation for the users.

I understand now why they dabbled with cryptocurrencies (Monero having proved that these can be anonymous short of having NSA levels of computing power ?). I haven't been keeping up, how did that work out ?