Because as they said in their post, it gives them certain legal protections from prosecution with regards to what people can say on voat, aka they can't be sued due to First Amendment rights etc.
As far as I know, that hasn't happened yet... But who knows, I would think /u/atko would see this coming a mile away, given the history of Reddit. Yet he seems to be OK with it.
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DismemberEm ago
It was bound to happen as soon as voat was monetized
voatforgoat ago
Monetised? How? They're asking for donations to support the servers, they haven't sold out.
DismemberEm ago
Give it time. Why form a US incorporated company unless you're going to look for investors
voatforgoat ago
Because as they said in their post, it gives them certain legal protections from prosecution with regards to what people can say on voat, aka they can't be sued due to First Amendment rights etc.
funroll-loops ago
As far as I know, that hasn't happened yet... But who knows, I would think /u/atko would see this coming a mile away, given the history of Reddit. Yet he seems to be OK with it.