Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership.
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@Mastodon Congratulations to the Mastodon team on this major milestone - a testament to the success of the project! Transitioning from individual ownership to shared governance is no simple task, and this sets an inspiring example for fostering a fairer, safer, and more collaborative digital future for everyone.
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@Mastodon Thank you to Eugen and the entire Mastodon team for everything youโve built and nurtured so far.
Grateful for all the hard work thatโs brought us here, excited for whatโs ahead!
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๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ง ๐ฅฆreplied to Mastodon last edited by [email protected]
@Mastodon It seems rare that American programmers do public service things like this. Makes me kind of ashamed. I guess the European system is different? That programmers can find themselves with the free time for large projects without getting kicked out of their homes for not paying the rent?
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refraction :verified_transgender:replied to Dirk Gรผtlin on Mastodon last edited by
@DirkGutlin @Mastodon yeah idk mastodon UI and UX could definitely use some work, though it's also difficult to balance what people want out of it. not sure other fedi software do better with this.
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@Mastodon I left twitter for this and have not looked back , bravo
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@elexia @DirkGutlin @Mastodon I don't get this at all. I use both Tusky app or the Mastodon app and I don't find either confusing at all. I have a diverse feed, all the news I want and even public transport and weather info. I use the star button. It does do something. It makes the poster feel heard - which is the point no? Sometimes I wonder does it just make sense to a different type of brain. Where is this maze of text you complain about?
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Great
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Dirk Gรผtlin on Mastodonreplied to Jenny Fx last edited by
Well it is here on my feed, it's my Mastodon experience. Do You want to deny my experience? Do you suggest my brain is "not made" for Mastodon? Sorry, but this sounds like intense gatekeeping. I shared my experience, I get that it's not the experience of people who are happy here, but it's the experience of people who tried it here but moved to bsky. If Mastodon is not interested in those people, that's fine. Then ppl will go to bluesky.
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Please explain new Euro not-for-profit organization. Is this a trust that controls the mission?"We will continue day-to-day operations through the Mastodon GmbH for-profit entity, which will become wholly owned by the new European not-for-profit entity. The Mastodon GmbH entity automatically became a for-profit as a result of its charitable status being stripped away in Germany. The existing US-based non-profit entity, the 501(c)(3), will continue to function as a fundraising hub."
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Jenny Fxreplied to Dirk Gรผtlin on Mastodon last edited by
@DirkGutlin @elexia @Mastodon I'm not dismissing your experience at all. I just don't get it and I'd like to understand it as many of my friends won't join or stay active either. I asked for an image of the 'maze of text' you see.
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Dirk Gรผtlin on Mastodonreplied to Jenny Fx last edited by
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Well, I don't think I can capture it in one image. I think the weird thing is that my feed is usually overflowing with very few very active users, and I get EVERYTHING these few active users do, be it original posts or comments to comments to comments. I like more original posts and more diversity in the posts I see.In bsky, I have this neatly ordered due to feeds. If I want science, i get a science feed. If I want social, i check my friends feed. No suggestive algorithm. No chaos
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@Mastodon 'My Paranoia'. One can easily follow what the Mar A Lago Criminal can and will do. And we've seen what the oligarchy did when faced with his actions. I want, very much, for Mastodon to succeed but too much freedom, despite its Management location in Europe, won't hold water if he decides to censor us in the U.S. I do hope that is a consideration that has been explored. Between AI and the right wing Media, even now, we face the hints of a 'People's Observer". Lies A Plenty!
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@Mastodon how
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@Mastodon superb leadership here going non-profit and transparent. We're planning something similar for @TeamTopologies ...
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@Mastodon Prudent, Trump has 100 executive orders planned for his first day. Am fairly certain it does not support non profit anything.
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@DirkGutlin @David @Mastodon Or...hear me out....a feature.
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@Mastodon Hooray!
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"The people should own the town square"
Who could say it any better? Social media has to be a part of our public infrastructure or else it is just a tool of public manipulation and oppression.
It is antithetical for social media to be owned by a corporation.
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@Mastodon You should also consider changing hosting providers, outside the United States.
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@Mastodon This is great.
What I find amazing and very frustrating is that even when opinion journalists address these issues seriously and thoughtfully they almost always fail to mention Mastodon -- as here:
"We need to support the creation of other platforms that are designed not to amplify lies and hate, or to just suck our personal data and sell us things, but to promote a better conversation."
Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation
How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising โ and polarising โ influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
