EDIT. Got an answer. Move along people, nothing to see here.
There were no terms associated with this deal other than to help Voat succeed and to offer some resources to this end.
-Putt
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For anyone out of the loop, two months ago Putt announced a secret investor for voat with vague details. Which you can read here https://voat.co/v/announcements/2934082
What we were told:
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Voat has gotten a budget for staff and a partial budget for operation
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Putt remains CEO
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The investor wishes to be kept secret (I feel like I would want the same in their shoes)
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And the Details of the deal have been kept off the table “at least until Voat gets acclimated to the
partnership and the newness fades.”
The only other thing I have heard from Putt that adds any good information is that both he and Atko retain majority ownership/control. While that’s a good thing, we still have no idea what they agreed too to secure this funding.
My argument is, while the anonymity of the investor is understandable secret, the only reason to continue to withhold the details of the agreement would be if there were some kind of malicious, foul, or some other stipulation that would be disagreeable to the community.
I have yet to see a single good reason to keep that information secret; and doing so completely undermines any notion of transparency. It seems the only way we will ever get that information is if the goats make a big stink. Which is why I am here to remind you all, again.
Unless @puttitout judges us as being acclimated enough to be told.
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JimSoddell ago
The board might be a honey pot and everything said is misdirection or it might be a bastion of free speech financed by well wishers.
In either case, don't use your real name and only access through a VPN.
Same rules as you should use on all social media without exception.
Identity and intent of the owners and investors is not relevant because the users can never verify that and because the users should be practicing safe social mediaing regardless.
Lobotomy ago
Look dude, you're just going to have to accept the fact that literally any website that allows for unfettered free speech, will, INVARIABLY be, a honeypot.
It's not my intention to blackpill, but you're just gonna have to face facts, dude. If you are ballsy enough to speak your mind, then you're effectively under specific surveillance, not just the regular PRISM surveillance.