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Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by bjord on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @05:47AM (#44441772)
I don't actually think there was (or needed to be) one...keep in mind they're a non-profit. I think they just wanted to make the internet a safer place, but semi-extraneous (particularly unprofitable) projects sadly need to be cut aggressively with the rising threat of the google antitrust suit, as they may lose most of their income.
Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by okanat on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:45AM (#44442100)
Mozilla Corp is a for profit organization owned by a non-profit foundation.
Re:Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake... by bjord on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @09:09AM (#44443305)
That doesn't necessarily change the overall mission of the organization, but definitely does give them more flexibility to offer paid options to help sustain development, should they see an opening in the future.

This is more or less taken directly from Thunderbird's website (which I think is a fair comparison): "Thunderbird operates in a separate, for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. This structure gives us the flexibility to offer optional paid services to sustain Thunderbird’s development far into the future."

https://www.thunderbird.net/en-GB/about/