In line with this ethos, ownership of the platform will be transferred to a new nonprofit organization,

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But it’s still going, and it’s still serving around a paraguay b2b leads million or so active users, while its membership numbers are rising, now up to 10 million members.

Mastodon users
As you can see, the platform has seen another boost in membership in recent times, and it could gain traction again, if there’s a level of backlash to Meta’s latest moderation changes, as many expect.


But it’s a lesser consideration at this stage, though it remains the best representation of the decentralized social push by staying true to its mission to enable more control and data ownership for users.

Today, Mastodon has taken steps to ensure that it maintains that independence and assurance, by transferring ownership of the app to a nonprofit group.

As per Mastodon:

“When founder Eugen Rochko started working on Mastodon, his focus was on creating the code and conditions for the kind of social media he envisioned. The legal setup was a means to an end, a quick fix to allow him to continue operations. From the start, he declared that Mastodon would not be for sale and would be free of the control of a single wealthy individual, and he could ensure that because he was the person in control, the only ultimate decision-maker.”

in order to ensure that the app cannot be owned or controlled by a single individual.