Session warns of shutdown in 90 days
Session Private Messenger is warning that it has entered its final 90 days of operation unless the Session Technology Foundation can raise enough funding to keep the project alive. The donation page says the foundation has raised about $65,000 so far, enough to cover critical infrastructure for the next 90 days, but not enough to retain full-time developers. It says paid staff and developers will have their final working day on April 9, 2026, and that the foundation will cease operations on July 8, 2026 if the funding gap is not closed.
This is less a product launch than a hard funding alarm for an open-source privacy app that still has real usage and momentum. The notable part is that Session appears to have user traction, but its operating model has not been funded at a level that can sustain the infrastructure and engineering burden.
- –The shutdown is tied to funding, not a technical deprecation or acquisition.
- –The page frames the app as still growing, citing millions of downloads and about 1.7 million monthly active users.
- –The project is signaling a final appeal, which makes this a material ecosystem risk for privacy-focused users.
- –If the funding push fails, this likely becomes a migration story for users and a maintenance burden for the community.
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2026-04-09
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2026-04-09
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