Freedom of the Press Foundation & Mainframe

Why we donated 1000 ETH to Freedom of the Press Foundation and what it means

As everything in our lives becomes more digitized, we’re faced with a choice: will we be masters of our tech, or will our tech be used to control and exploit us? Recent history suggests the latter, in the form of mass surveillance, data collection, manipulation, and censorship. But the war’s not over yet. We’re at a historic crossroads, and the choice will be ours to leverage technology to either save privacy and security, or see it float away as a fleeting memory.

That’s why we’ve made the decision to donate part of the proceeds from our Proof of Heart campaign to the Freedom of the Press Foundation! Working closely with journalists, activists, and whistleblowers, including Edward Snowden, they’re on the frontlines in this battle. This donation stems from the mutual goal to fight not only for a free press, but for a free people in a digital age: free from the chains of censorship, free from the tyranny of unchecked surveillance, and free to use our data how we want.