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Mastodon wants your money but not your data

August 3, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Mastodon is rolling out a new in-app donation banner for longtime users. I give $1 a month and think it’s worth supporting. Here’s why.

Categories Social Media, Open source Tags ethical tech, Fediverse, Mastodon, Mastodon donation, mastodon.online, mastodon.social, Open Source, Patreon, social media, user-funded internet Leave a comment

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