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WhatsApp Founder Leaves Company Over Facebook Data Strategy

May 01, 2018
Signal Goes From Non-Profit To Profit With $50M Investment
Investments // February 22, 2018

Moxie announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) that it is launching the Signal Foundation with the support of Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp, who is investing in the new non-profit. In a blog post, Moxie said that Acton is investing $50 million in the foundation to...

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WhatsApp Founder Leaves Company Over Facebook Data Strategy

May 01, 2018
The co-founder of WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, announced he is leaving the company. Jan Koum, who co-founded WhatsApp with Brian Acton, is leaving the company after disagreements over the messaging service’s strategy, as well as Facebook’s attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption. “It’s been almost a decade since […]

Signal Goes From Non-Profit To Profit With $50M Investment

February 22, 2018
Moxie announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) that it is launching the Signal Foundation with the support of Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp, who is investing in the new non-profit. In...