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minus-squarePixlbabble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd much like many social sites you are the product while mods do unpaid labor. If it’s volunteer work than why isn’t Reddit a ‘not for profit’ organization?
minus-squareWolfhoundRO@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago“It’s just not…” “WHY NOT, YOU STUPID BASTARD!?”
minus-squareandroidbear04@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoProbably because they don’t meet IRS standards for nonprofit status: An organization may qualify for exemption from federal income tax under section 501©(3) if it is organized and operated exclusively for one or more of the following purposes. • Religious. • Charitable. • Scientific. • Testing for public safety. • Literary. • Educational. • Fostering national or international amateur sports competition (but only if none of its activities involve providing athletic facilities or equipment; however, see Amateur Athletic Organizations, later in this chapter). • The prevention of cruelty to children or animals.
And much like many social sites you are the product while mods do unpaid labor. If it’s volunteer work than why isn’t Reddit a ‘not for profit’ organization?
“It’s just not…”
“WHY NOT, YOU STUPID BASTARD!?”
Probably because they don’t meet IRS standards for nonprofit status:
An organization may qualify for exemption from federal income tax under section 501©(3) if it is organized and operated exclusively for one or more of the following purposes. • Religious. • Charitable. • Scientific. • Testing for public safety. • Literary. • Educational. • Fostering national or international amateur sports competition (but only if none of its activities involve providing athletic facilities or equipment; however, see Amateur Athletic Organizations, later in this chapter). • The prevention of cruelty to children or animals.