Mastodon and the wider Fediverse aren't owned by any single person or organisation. Ownership is spread across thousands of totally independent servers, and they do not depend on any central infrastructure of any kind.

For a more detailed look at the ownership of Mastodon and the Fediverse, have a look at this guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/who-owns-the-fediverse-is-the-fediverse-owned-by-a-corporation-or-venture-capital-firm-can-it-be-bought-out-by-google-facebook-elon-musk

Here is a list of reasons why it's so important to decentralise ownership like this:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers

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