EFF is a donor-funded nonprofit that defends civil liberties in the digital world, including cryptocurrency privacy, encryption, and financial-privacy policy. EFF's Twitter Score is 178 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,829 (top 1%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation was co-founded by Mitch Kapor, John Perry Barlow, and John Gilmore. As a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization, it operates entirely on donor funding and accepts a wide range of cryptocurrency donations, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Algorand, Cardano, Solana, and others. Note that this Twitter account is no longer active or monitored; EFF's current social media presence is maintained elsewhere.
EFF has been active in crypto-related legal and policy debates, opposing government actions targeting Tornado Cash code publication on First Amendment grounds and joining advocacy in support of Tornado Cash defendant Roman Storm through amicus activity. EFF has 471,641 followers as of October 2026 and has published 44,230 posts since 2006. EFF has been mentioned by 993 accounts, with 7,048 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow EFF include 805 founders, 155 angel investors, 234 influencers and 12 VCs. Among them are Solana, Toly, Erik Voorhees, Kyle Samani, Nic Carter and CoinDesk.