Many Mastodon instance administrators have now received their first hosting bill.

Some of them have seen their bill significantly increase due to the crazy growth we have experienced. Some people may be dealing with bill shock.

Please be sure to support and pay them!

You were the product, thus Twitter was free. Mastodon operates differently.

On their about page, several websites provide links to Patreon or contribution pages.

So here's the thing. You can only violate people's legal rights and your own word so far before they lawyer up and come after you.

I really do hope Musk changes his mind and does the right thing - the employees deserve that. But it'll be fun as hell if he doesn't.

Unfortunately I have to stop actively working on #Metatext for a while due to health issues. I really wish I could implement Mastodon 4 features and squash every bug, but it's not possible for me to do so right now.

I know the app has become important to a lot people, so I'm open to a new maintainer who can carry on its values of privacy and accessibility taking it over if there's interest and a fit. Email [email protected] if you (or your organization) are interested

1. @[email protected] has admitted that his image as a top supporter of Democratic candidates was a ruse

SBF says that he gave just as much money to Republicans in the 2022 cycle

SBF just made sure that those donations were secret

https://popular.info/p/sbfs-political-scam