@SylvieLorxu you shouldn't have to, but if you create...

@SylvieLorxu you shouldn't have to, but if you create an LLC your legal name can be the company name and your address can be a PO box. Since it's coming from payment info, you need a business credit card or debit/checking as well.

This is a ton of trouble for no reason, but if you need to do it, it is possible without hiring an attorney or anything. Filing for LLC is pretty simple in most states including OK and WA and earnings typically can be reported on your income tax as normal, so it's not unbearable if you do monetize.

Like 4 Aug 2023 at 0:13 | Wall-to-wall | Open on tech.lgbt

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AIDA RE-L 🏳️‍⚧️

@SylvieLorxu if anyone needs help walking through it, I've done the LLC part in two states now to open other business accounts.

The down side is your LLC can still be looked up and you will be a registered agent. You can hire a registered agent or list an ally you trust too.

This is garbage to be clear.

4 Aug 2023 at 0:16 | Open on tech.lgbt

FC (Fay) 🏳️‍🌈

@aidapsibr @SylvieLorxu sure, but not everyone can afford those workarounds. my only option is to just close my account and abandon my users.

4 Aug 2023 at 3:11 | Open on tech.lgbt

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@obfusk @SylvieLorxu I totally understand. The cost is lower than you may think, registered agent is ~40-60/yr, LLC formation is 200 once, PO box is 5/month which isn't insignificant, but far from only rich people have access that I hear often.

I'd put this in the crowd fundable category, id be happy to donate to a dev doing this to protect themselves.

I'm just saying the barrier is knowledge and time investment more than cash.

4 Aug 2023 at 3:26 | Open on tech.lgbt

FC (Fay) 🏳️‍🌈

@aidapsibr @SylvieLorxu cost and difficulty is probably different in my country. and I'm severely ill, none of this is an option for me. but yeah, I hope some people can protect themselves through crowdfunding workarounds like this. though no one should have to.

4 Aug 2023 at 3:32 | Open on tech.lgbt

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@obfusk @SylvieLorxu others mentioned publishing to fdroid if that's a possibility, even if it's limited reach. I'm sorry about your circumstances and yeah unfortunately I only know us routes.

4 Aug 2023 at 3:38 | Open on tech.lgbt

FC (Fay) 🏳️‍🌈

@aidapsibr thanks. and yeah, I hope more people realise how important alternatives like f-droid are.

my apps are already on f-droid (would be weird otherwise, being an f-droid dev x3), but it still sucks to abandon my users. at least my own apps are niche, so there aren't that many.

@SylvieLorxu having to abandon 70k catima users would be a lot worse (of course catima is also already on f-droid).

4 Aug 2023 at 3:50 | Open on tech.lgbt

FC (Fay) 🏳️‍🌈

@aidapsibr @SylvieLorxu it's not that big an issue for me personally, fortunately. and it's good to think of workarounds like that. I just want to make sure the most marginalised people affected aren't forgotten when people come up with those.

4 Aug 2023 at 3:59 | Open on tech.lgbt