The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is ...

Social media service Mastodon and prominent users of BlueSky have put forward measures to prevent them from being taken over by wealthy interests.

This move represents a step away from individual control, as founder Eugen Rochko relinquishes his role as the platform’s “ultimate decision-maker.” The decision underscores Mastodon’s commitment to ...

Eugen Rochko, CEO of the decentralized social networking platform Mastodon, is handing over control to a nonprofit organization. In other words, Rochko is voluntarily handing over the reins of the ...

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 ...

For those unaware, Eugen Rochko founded Mastodon in 2016. The developers created it with the main idea of providing users with more control over their online social lives. The platform allows ...

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.” ...

Technology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to “save social media from ...

Decentralized social network organization Mastodon said Monday that it is planning to create a new nonprofit organization in ...

Decentralized social media platform Mastodon will transfer its ownership to a nonprofit entity in Europe, which will own the company and its key assets. “We are going to transfer ownership of ...

Decentralized social media platform Mastodon will transfer its ownership to a nonprofit entity in Europe, which will own the company and its key assets.