Matteo CarandiniWe Pay an Ugly Cost for Ads on Twitter https://nyti.ms/3Wud0zn
The move Twitter -> Mastodon reminds me of the move Matlab -> Python. I like Matlab, but Python makes more sense. So, I just signed up to pay a small monthly amount to Mastodon (info at https://mastodon.social/about). Not super clear if the funds go to my "instance" (mastodon.social) or to Mastodon in general (if such a thing exists?), because this fediverse thing is, hmm, complicated. But it seems worth it. As someone else nicely put it, I'd rather be the customer than the product.
Fatu SN@MatteoCarandini To answer your q on Mastodon in general, that's not a thing. You're right that the funds go to your instance. Depending on your instance and its admins, my understanding is that money goes to server upkeep and to pay admins/mods for their work. Most instances will have a link to where you can donate and if they don't a quick DM to the admin can clarify where you can support :)