Mastodon announces transition to nonprofit structure
Decentralized social network organization Mastodon said Monday that it is planning to create a new nonprofit organization in ...
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Mastodon’s CEO and creator is handing control to a new nonprofit organization
Ownership of Mastodon will move away from the control of CEO Eugen Rochko, in contrast to the power exerted by other social media CEOs like Meta cofounder Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk.
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Mastodon founder hands over control to a non-profit entity
Mastodon is now shifting to a nonprofit model, stepping away from its founder Eugen Rochko’s sole control, and embracing its original vision of decentralization. The platform, founded in 2016 ...
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Mastodon sees a boost from the ‘X exodus,’ too, founder says
Decentralized social network Mastodon is also seeing some uplift from the X “exodus,” founder Eugen Rochko shared on the platform just ahead of the weekend. While the Twitter-like startup ...
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Mastodon is ditching the CEO format altogether in favor of a nonprofit structure
Mastodon is now shifting to a nonprofit model, stepping away from its founder Eugen Rochko’s sole control, and embracing its original vision of decentralization. The platform, founded in 2016 ...
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Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
This takes control of the social network away from its previous "ultimate decision-maker," Eugen Rochko. As founder, Rochko initially took the reins to ensure the decentralized platform would ...
The Washington Post18d
The push to ‘billionaire-proof’ social media
Until now, it has been run by founder and CEO Eugen Rochko, who will soon “hand off the overall Mastodon management” and focus instead on product strategy, “where his original passion lies.” ...
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Mastodon Transitioning to a Nonprofit Structure
Decentralized social media platform Mastodon will transfer its ownership to a nonprofit entity in Europe, which will own the company and its key assets.
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Mastodon is handing over control to a nonprofit organization
The transition will kick off with a careful look at the best legal frameworks. For those unaware, Eugen Rochko founded Mastodon in 2016. The developers created it with the main idea of providing ...
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Commentary: Is it time to leave Twitter for Mastodon, an open-source social network?
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