Monument (company): Difference between revisions

Entrepreneur Mike Russell started Monument after selling his third startup, Paintzen, when he realized that he was a [[binge drinker]] and struggling with [[alcohol use disorder]]. Monument received $7.5 million in [[Seed money|seed funding]] in 2019 before officially launching in early 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shieber |first=Jonathan |date=2020-05-11 |title='People are in the fights of their lives' with alcohol use disorders, and Monument wants to help |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/11/people-are-in-the-fights-of-their-lives-with-alcohol-use-disorders-and-monument-wants-to-help/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March of 2023, Monument announced that they had been leakingleaked sensitive user data to companies like [[Meta Platforms|Facebook]], [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], and [[Pinterest]] through the use of their [[Web beacon|website trackers]]. In the same announcement, Monument said they removed all usage of website trackers.<ref name="Whittaker2023" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=2023-04-04 |title=These alcohol counseling companies leaked patient data to advertisers for years |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/4/23669704/alcohol-counseling-patient-data-leak-monument-tempest |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>