🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

We think this week’s episode might appeal to a few of you here, because we’re speaking to the founder of this very platform - @Gargron - about his decision to step back from the helm and the future of ethical, supervillain-free online communities.

https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/europes-anti-elon

Europe's anti-Elon — The Europeans

Back when Elon Musk was challenging Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight, Eugen Rochko was building an open-source, non-problematic Twitter alternative, completely without fanfare. Last year, the Mastodon founder announced his departure from the head of the social media platform in  a candid blo

The Europeans
@europeanspodcast @Gargron Why no cat pictures on Mastodon? ☹️
@liw @Gargron good point! Here you go:
@europeanspodcast @liw @Gargron But why no #CatsOfMastodon tag?
Meesa is disappointed.
@mjj @europeanspodcast @liw @Gargron Meesa is beautiful and if s/he ever has kittens I would like to know...
@Ruth_Mottram @mjj @liw @Gargron Apparently this post can't be listed under #CatsOfMastodon as it's not a public post. But why should that stop us! And we'll be sure to tag Cooper and Finley in future public posts 🫡 🐱

@europeanspodcast @Ruth_Mottram @mjj @liw @Gargron /me wonders how often is #CATS spelled as #CAT5 by mistake

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