About the CTRL Foundation
In a world where attention is fragmenting and people are emotionally degraded rather than enriched by technology, the Center for Technology to Restore Liberty—the CTRL Foundation—stands for a fundamentally different vision. We support technology that aligns with how humans naturally think and communicate. The tools we fund let stories unfold, knowledge accumulate, and ideas persist beyond the ephemeral scroll of a feed.

The goal is a digital world where everyone, regardless of technical skill or economic status, can create, meaningfully contribute, and connect through tools designed for deep expression—not shallow engagement. Our credo is that online digital infrastructure must serve human potential rather than constraining it, full digital creative tools should be accessible to all, and technology must amplify our most meaningful capabilities instead of exploiting our vulnerabilities.

The CTRL Foundation [EIN 33-4637485], a tax-deductible 501(c)(3), helps to oversee Gides, a new social media platform that is dedicated to human upgrading. Making money is necessary, but not at the expense of human well-being. As such, our governance model allows Gides to be profitable, but influences platform decisions along the way in the direction of long-term human benefit. By maintaining oversight over the next generation of social media, we ensure that human flourishing—not revenue optimization—guides the design decisions made at Gides.

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