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Nope, we aren't regulated as a school so we're not worried about this!

But you do provide courses to people for money, right?

Currently, all of our courses are actually free! We will be releasing a new version of Py on iOS within the next day or two that will contain a premium subscription that unlocks access to new premium content we're rolling out.

Sooo....sounds like you're about to become a school that takes money? Are you worried about regulation now?

@thebiglebrewski -- do you have a link or reference to the regulations of concern? I did a quick web search and did not find anything relevant.

If there is a regulation about this, it’s ridiculous. A great example of government overreach.

Udemy isn’t regulated as a school. Duolingo isn’t regulated as a school. Considering this product as something that ought to be regulated is madness.

Regulations are the enemy of innovation. Unless there is a health or safety issue, government ought to stay the hell out.

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