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Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/19/mastodon-has-a-new-plan-to-make-money-hosting-and-support-services-for-the-open-social-web/
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web | TechCrunch

Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.

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Sep 19, 2025 at 5:30pmTweepsmap
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@Sarahp
Curious to see how their pricing would compare to @mastohost
Show threadmattgSep 20, 2025
@Sarahp kind of surprised they weren't already doing that.
Show threadSpringy Owlbear Oct 10
@Sarahp it's kinda weird they didn't start sooner. Providing hosting or support services is the most obvious way to generate revenue for large open source projects, as far as I can see.