Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
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Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.

I honestly did not realize this was not already the case but it is a good move to make right now. Hopefully folks will start to recognize the Fediverse for what it is and can be and explore coming to the Activity Pub side over using Bluesky.

In a reality where the tech press had any sense of vision or independence the headline would simply read “Ok Now Your Turn Oligarchs”,

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