Slack Extorts Nonprofit: 11 Years of Partnership, Overnight Betrayal?

Hack Club, an 11-year-old nonprofit providing coding education to teens, used Slack for communication for years. Slack suddenly demanded a massive fee increase ($50,000 upfront, $200,000 annually), threatening to shut down their workspace and delete all history if they refused. This caused significant disruption, forcing Hack Club to urgently migrate to Mattermost. The incident sparked debate about how large tech companies treat nonprofits and highlights the importance of data ownership.