<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>FWIW I started my own ISP just so I didn't have to worry about getting shutdown due to abuse complaints etc.<br><br></div>Paying all the fees (RIPE.net, co-location, servers and bandwidth) is _incredibly_ expensive but we run 4x Exit nodes without interference, 12 relays and plenty of "private" bridges.<br><br><a href="https://globe.torproject.org/#/search/query=BrassHorn">https://globe.torproject.org/#/search/query=BrassHorn</a><br></div><a href="https://BrassHornCommunications.uk">https://BrassHornCommunications.uk</a><br><a href="https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/data/uk.brasshorncomms.html">https://www.ripe.net/membership/indices/data/uk.brasshorncomms.html</a><br><br></div>Since we're on the topic of funding / crowdfunding we were considering launching a crowdfunding round to acquire the capital to build a direct broadband-to-tor product; <a href="https://twitter.com/BrassHornComms/status/702843519724077057">https://twitter.com/BrassHornComms/status/702843519724077057</a> (and offset our current running costs). Is this something that people would be interested in (as a product and as a crowdfunding exercise)?<br></div>