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  •  Zworf   ( @Zworf@beehaw.org ) 
    2•6 months ago

    No but they do have commercial clients, even some government departments.

    They’re also trying to sell Element One directly to end users which involved a few bridges like connection to whatsapp, signal and telegram. Not a bad deal for 5 bucks a month IMO, though I run mine myself because I want to.

    There’s also beeper which sells a service with (a lot) more bridges than Element One but costs twice the price. Their company sponsors most of the bridge development as they employ the main bridge developer.