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Agreed. What is needed is a way for instance owners to monetize. So for example I own an instance and I will provide free video hosting. In exchange I will ser
by sschueller 2y ago
Agreed. What is needed is a way for instance owners to monetize.
So for example I own an instance and I will provide free video hosting. In exchange I will serve you ads and collect some data to target those. If you don't like that you could go to an instance that charges a monthly fee. Or you can run your own.
If I can monetize my instance I can also pay people on my server to provide content.
- mariusor 2y agoSadly as far as I'm aware the fediverse developers have been mostly against adding monetization means to their projects, with a couple of small exceptions related to cryptocurrencies. I think Dan (Loops main dev) would do well to implement or accept contributions that implement simpler monetization for his project, but I somehow doubt it.
- input_sh 2y agoThere's nothing stopping you. Set up an instance, disable public registration, and send an invite to those that send you a payment. To put my money where my mouth is, the Mastodon instance I'm using charges people $20/year and I'm happy to pay it.