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		treyd on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Purchase and manage domains directly through Blues... >If something happens to that server instance then I'm basically losing my "identity". This is why Mastodon instances should be run by user-owned nonprofit cooperatives so that there's accountability on the day to day operations to the people who depend on it and there's policies around continuity of service. This doesn't have to be hard, and it already fits into existing legal frameworks.

JumpCrisscross on July 7, 2023 [–]

This would require people to pay, which is a non-starter for most users.

davidgerard on July 7, 2023 | [–]

good question, but a lot of small Mastodon instances know their users and the users would happily throw in a few euros* to help them as needed.

* probably

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