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[–] lud@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They did do donations but maybe it wasn't enough 🤷 https://blog.opensubtitles.com/opensubtitles/thank-you-for-donations

It wouldn't surprise me if "VIP" was originally a tier given for donations which had some benefits.

Edit: that's indeed the case https://blog.opensubtitles.com/opensubtitles/free-vip-membership-for-first-20-users

[–] AbeilleVegane@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Do they have a transparent budget on how the donations are used? Anyone can claim the donations weren't enough to survive.