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Session is shutting down in 90 days if STF fails to reach its funding goals. (getsession.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by TacticalToothbrush@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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We had hoped this day would never come, but Session has now entered its final 90 days of operation. If we are unable to reach our funding goal within this period, the Session Technology Foundation (STF) will be forced to shut down.

To date, the STF has received approximately $65,000 in donations. This is enough to maintain critical Session infrastructure for the next 90 days. We are extremely grateful for the support Session has received from the community, but unfortunately this is not sufficient to retain full-time developers. As a result, all paid staff and developers will have their final working day on April 9, 2026. After this date, some team members will continue on a primarily volunteer basis to help maintain Session until July 8, 2026.

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[–] scott@lem.free.as 8 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Another reason why centralised communication is a bad idea.

[–] voxel@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Session is decentralized.

[–] amzd@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

Then it should be fine even without the org?

Edit: It will not be fine without the org, so the "decentralized" claim is a bit of a stretch. From their FAQ:

[...] the lack of funding would mean the foundation is not able to support Session in any capacity and will need to be shut down. As a result, Session would be removed from the app stores, and critical infrastructure like the Session file server, push notification server and seed nodes will go offline.

[–] spectrums_coherence@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

They do need to pay developers to get high quality software, which is especially for a message app centered around security.

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