I received this email from Experience Project (EP) after emailing them.
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Hi,
Thank you for your email. We truly appreciate your idea and that you want to help keep the site up for users.
Please know that we have looked into every option when making our decision to close the site. This was a very difficult decision on our part that we struggled with for months.
The bottom line is that the privacy of our users is our top priority, and as online anonymity is being challenged more and more by government agencies, we simply no longer have the resources to effectively handle a slew of incoming information requests, subpoenas, and search warrants.
While we support proper law enforcement efforts, the potential for abuse is constantly growing as scores of new laws require compliance with intricate and sometimes contradictory privacy regulations for each country, territory, and state.
With Appreciation,
EP Support Team
www.experienceproject.com
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How am I supposed to make a website with a private message function where users are anonymous, if the american government can demand to revoke all users anonymity? It happened with Lavabit, now with Experience Project. American government wanted info on edsnowden@lavabit.com (which Lavabit was happy to give) then decided they wanted information on ALL users, and the same thing must be happening to EP. Any website based or hosted in america with private messaging and supposed anonymity is at risk.
