reconrose t1_j2e5ikg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Reply to comment by Zncon in Mastodon—and the pros and cons of moving beyond Big Tech gatekeepers | Standards-based interoperability makes a comeback, sort of by Hrmbee

Except it's centralized and requires a team of admins and paid people to moderate illegal / extremely unsavory content. AFAIK Mastodon instances have no where near the same resources.

danielravennest t1_j2ekhhu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:04 PM

I'm sure companies like Google and Microsoft will set up Mastodon instances, and provide support services. They will want to mine the user data.