Mastodon Introduces Paid Hosting & Support Services for the Open Social Web 🌐
Mastodon, the decentralized social network, is evolving its business model. Traditionally funded through donations and grants, the nonprofit now offers paid hosting, moderation, and support services tailored for organizations eager to join the open social web. This initiative empowers entities to establish and manage their own federated servers, ensuring autonomy and control over their online presence.
By providing these services, Mastodon aims to facilitate smoother onboarding for institutions and brands, promoting a more diverse and resilient decentralized ecosystem. This move aligns with the growing adoption of the ActivityPub protocol, which powers a range of federated applications, including Mastodon, Meta’s Threads, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and Lemmy.
