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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? (blog.bloonface.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Bloonface@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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I’ve been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calckey – I’m just going to use “Mastodon” as shorthand here, purists can bite me) for over a year now, a…

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[–] 0xtero@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who's going to be paid for the ongoing maintenance of the software?

I'd imagine no one in particular. It's donations and open-source model. Eventually (if it gets popular) it might get some other business model or grants from FOSS funds. Remains to be seen.

Who's going to pay for the servers the software's run on?

Same here. Donations and/or whoever hosts the servers. Instances should grow to whatever their maintainer can afford/has planned. Then they should close signups. Other instances might pop up. There are currently a lot of Lemmy instances and some people are starting to spin up new kbin instances.

How a site is monetized

Eventually someone is probably going to try ads for their site.
But fediverse is not just "a site". It's many. They all have their own rules, plans and ambitions.

[–] vyvanse@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I never thought of how capping sign ups doesn't affect you in the fediverse... you can just sign up on a different instance! Very cool to think that server hosts can stay within their own limitations.