Vercel's CEO offers to cover expenses of 'Jmail'

Vercel’s CEO says he’ll cover the costs for Jmail, a site tracking publicly released Epstein court files — and the comment sections erupted. One loud camp called it a flashy PR move to distract from Vercel’s pricey reputation, with one zinger claiming it’s basically paying to keep the pricing talk quiet. Another crowd asked the obvious: is this smart branding? Associating with anything Epstein-related feels like handling a lit match in a fireworks store.

Then there was the great visibility snafu: several couldn’t even read the post because Threads (the Instagram-linked app) demands a login. Cue the workaround heroes dropping a screenshot and an alt link to the tweet via xcancel.com, turning the whole moment into a social-media obstacle course.

Meanwhile, the number-crunchers woke up and chose spreadsheets: if Vercel eats the bill, how does that work for taxes? Can they write off more than they actually spend? Suddenly the drama morphed into an accounting seminar. In short, the internet split three ways: the “overpriced product” skeptics, the “bad optics” PR hawks, and the “show me the receipts” accountants. Toss in a heavy dose of Threads login rage, and you’ve got a tech soap opera where hosting costs, brand risks, and tax questions collide — with memes cheering from the sidelines.