Ars TechnicaJan 13, 2025
Mastodon becomes nonprofit to make sure it’s never ruined by billionaire CEO
Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/mastodon-becomes-nonprofit-to-make-sure-its-never-ruined-by-billionaire-ceo/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg

Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.

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Show threadAdrian Segar
@arstechnica Instead of pouring $30M into a rival of Bluesky, Free Our Feeds <https://freeourfeeds.com/> should give $5M to #Mastodon.
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Jan 13, 2025 at 9:51pmWeb
Show threadMastodon MigrationJan 14, 2025

@ASegar @arstechnica

💯 !!!

And they are not talking about building a rival of Bluesky, but rather a second AT Protocol instance (relay) running Bluesky software. So, effectively helping build out Bluesky.

Show threadBright CircuitJan 14, 2025
@ASegar @arstechnica I agree that Mastodon should get some amount but with Bluesky having a much larger and more active user base along with much easier sign up, discovery and better usability it only makes sense they should get the majority.
Show threadAdrian SegarJan 14, 2025

@Jackha @arstechnica Bluesky has easier sign-up because it's a (for-profit) single server, and a larger user base because it largely mirrors Twitter's UI. IME, its user base is far LESS active than Mastodon's.

Bluesky will become enshittified. I don't see how freeourfeeds will avoid the same fate; effective moderation at large monolithic sites is expensive and has to be paid for (ads? gah) after the $30M has gone.

Show threadGraham WardJan 14, 2025
@Jackha @arstechnica @ASegar I agree. I've found I get significantly more engagement here compared to #BlueSky. Sometimes 10:1.