BIG NEWS: Pawoo.net, the world's 2nd biggest Mastodon instance, has just been acquired.
The entity acquiring them is the Mask Group, an entity that also runs mstdn.jp and mastodon.cloud. They are also active in the so-called "Web 3.0" space.
If you haven't heard of pawoo.net, it's because many instances have de-federated from it.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html
The entity acquiring them is the Mask Group, an entity that also runs mstdn.jp and mastodon.cloud. They are also active in the so-called "Web 3.0" space.
If you haven't heard of pawoo.net, it's because many instances have de-federated from it.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html
4 użytkowników udostępniło to dalej
Chris Trottier
•The Mask Group, which now runs three large instances "has raised over US$50 million from private and institutional backers"—their words not mine.
Chris Trottier
•My advice is that you all become *very* aware of who owns your instance and why.
Get to know your admins—make sure their values align with your own.
If you don't want to put your social media life in the hands of strangers, then self-host your own instance.
2 użytkowników udostępniło to dalej
Grzegorz Wapiński i Mikaudostępnił to.
Chris Trottier
•If you want, you can migrate elsewhere.
This is not Twitter—you have a choice regarding where your home will be on the Fediverse.
Grzegorz Wapińskiudostępnił to.
Chris Trottier
•As we've just seen with the acquisition of pawoo.net, that's already happening.
What are you going to do to thwart this trend?
Grzegorz Wapińskiudostępnił to.
Chris Trottier
•This same entity now owns pawoo.net, mstdn.jo, and mastodon.cloud.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/21/encrypted-messaging-protocol-mask-network-acquires-mastodon-server-pawoonet/
Encrypted Messaging Protocol Mask Network Acquires Mastodon Server Pawoo.net
Oliver Knight (CoinDesk)2 użytkowników udostępniło to dalej
Mika i MBudostępnił to.