Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @Gargron as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the German non-profit, am a co-founder of the US 501c3 non-profit, and I have contributed to most of the fundraising success, which allowed us to expand the team.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •@jaz @iftas @swf @mallory @bjoernsta @j12t we can see through topics larger than us related to policy, regulation, protocol development as well as how to deal with spam attacks, how to design a safer product for everyone, and how to deal with occasional interpersonal conflicts in our beautiful part of the internet.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •you're lauding Dansup, so you've immediately dismissed the safety of Black and Trans folk here.
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in reply to Calligrafae • • •The fediverse is not safe until EVERYONE is safe.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •congrats on your new position and on your vision moving forward. It sounds like something I personally, and I as @chris@socialbc.ca at the tiny non profit #socialBC can really get behind. That gets me excited about the future of the social web.
Truly wishing you and the team the best, and am thankful for all the work of @Gargron and others who got us to this place!
#fediverse #activitypub #mastodon
Daniel Gomes
in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •Congratulations on your new role. You really earned it. Wishing you a wonderful tenure
Do you know how much it would cost each user on Mastodon per year to support it if there was an annual fee/donation? Eg if every user donated β¬10 a year Mastodon could that more than cover costs?
Maybe people might be interested in an annual donation if affordable. Even if 20% donate β¬10 a year it might help a lot?
Philip Schroepel
in reply to Daniel Gomes • • •Based on 2024 numbers and a rough calculation as little as β¬1 per year from each (100%) active user would cover our annual cost. Alternatively, if 20% of users gave β¬5 each year - instead of the current rate of under 1% - this would also cover our total annual cost.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •TL;DR; can you put it in one message instead of that infuriating thread of short messages that are hard to read and as a reader you dont know where to comment (at first? at last? at part that you want to comment?)
oh... you are on that mastodon.social that allows only 3 chars per message... its so shame, maybe change instance to one that allows to communicate π
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •[EDIT: It's working again, just donated!]
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in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •It should work as usual again.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •@cwebber @evan @newsmast @michael @FreddieJ @bonfire @ivan @mayel @Flipboard @mike @john @ghost @activitypub.blog @pfefferle @rileytestut @altstore The respect is mutual β€οΈ
Thank you for mentioning me, it really means a lot.
I joined Mastodon in 2016 and wouldn't have started @pixelfed if it wasn't for the interest and support I found on Mastodon back in 2018.
I owe so much to you guys, and am forever your #1 fan.
Let's continue building the future together π
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Congratulations on the role!
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"slow user & server growth" strikes me as easier to say than to do.
E.g. will you discourage open registration?
Many here still want to be Twitter Jr. and crave growth.
Best of luck, we are depending on you.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •congrats Felix! π₯³
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •congratulations to you both!
This is a big step forward for Mastodon and we will support you and your quest in any way we can!
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The new role of @Gargron will be 'Executive Strategy & Product Advisor", on a contract basis.
I hear you regarding m.s. We have some ideas. You can expect @haubles to think a lot about how to best solve this topic in 2026.
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •all the very best - thank you for everything you've built and nurtured in getting Mastodon this far and for inspiring me to join this messy network π
It takes real courage and care to know when itβs time to hand over the reins, but it's clear you've built a great team.
@mellifluousbox Iβm so happy to see you stepping into this roleπ You've done so much for Mastodon and the Fediverse, looking forward to hearing more about community ownership, a bold goal!
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •Brave man @mellifluousbox !
Donβt forget, millions of users β> 100.000 assholes.
Never let them get you down, weβre grateful for your work!
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in reply to Felix Hlatky • • •Alles Gute zum Start lieber @mellifluousbox als Steuermann bei Mastodon. Ein verantwortungsvoller Job.
Wir werden uns hier alle dafΓΌr einsetzen, dass Mastodon und das Fediverse ein offener, fairer und freundlicher Marktplatz des Austausches bleibt und seine Wurzeln in immer mehr Netzwerke eindringen, die hoffentlich bald alle eine gemeinsame Sprache sprechen.
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"find a better instance" is wrong for 3 reasons.
1. it places the onus to address the issue on the victims
2. it is akin to telling black people at a racist restaurant " go find another restaurant ". it does nothing to address the issue
3. the largest instances are known to be biased - which means you're asking people to find tiny instances - which have their own disadvantages ... again embedding privilege for others