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Who's paying for servers, moderation, etc?

• stephen_g 3y ago
  A lot of the medium to large instances use crowdfunding subscription services like Patreon, Ko-Fi etc. to cover costs.
  • mavhc 3y ago
    Wait, aren't we against paying to use a social media site?
    • pjc50 3y ago
      Not in principle, we're just against paying to use Twitter. (The dynamic is very different when it's voluntary and feels like supporting a community, though, and in practice it's going to be a few whales making donations)
    • coldpie 3y ago
      No, I'm a big fan of paying for what I use, and I actually do give money to a small social media site that I use. However, I'm also strongly opposed to giving money to transphobes and Republicans, so Twitter is out.