« Eugen Rochko, le fondateur de #Mastodon, vient d’annoncer qu’il abandonnait son poste de CEO dans le cadre de la transformation de la plateforme en organisation à but non lucratif.

Un nouveau conseil d’administration se met aussi en place : Biz Stone, cofondateur de #Twitter, rejoint Karien Bezuidenhout, Esra’a Al Shafei, ainsi que Felix Hlatky (qui deviendra au passage directeur exécutif de Mastodon). »

https://kulturegeek.fr/news-342218/mastodon-eugen-rochko-quitte-poste-ceo-profit-modele-but-non-lucratif

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Mastodon’s creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source...
#socialmedia #mastodon #socialnetwork #techcrunch

Wusste ich nicht:

"We’ve always been worried that developing Free and Open Source Software would not be recognized as a charitable cause by the German tax system, so we were glad when the tax office originally approved our non-profit status in 2021. But now we have received a notice from the same tax office that our non-profit status has been withdrawn."

Grenzt schon an Idiotie mit deutschen Steuersystem...

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/#mastodons-non-profit-status-in-germany

#Non-profit #mastodon

Today its three years since I joined Mastodon.

I just love it here; great conversations & civility of interactions (the occasional flaming & bad temperedness are nothing like as frequent as elsewhere).

I now have over 7.1K followers putting my at 1,045th most followed account on Mastodon:

I want to thank you all for reading & engaging with my posts, indulging my frequent typos (and pointing them out so I can correct them) & all the great conversations I have had & will have.

#Mastodon

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Screen shot from Mastodon Most Followed showing me at 1,045 with 7,118 followers

For folks who want to track the work on quote posts for @elk or contribute (🙏🏼) -- please see the issues I've created and tagged "quote-posts"

https://github.com/elk-zone/elk/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22quote-posts%22

#mastodon #elk #quoteposts
@Mastodon

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome @mellifluousbox to his new role as Executive Director of Mastodon 🎉

We've had the pleasure of meeting Felix a couple of times now, he's a great guy, and we're so excited that the Mastodon team came together to put him at the head of their operations.

We can't wait to see what is next for Mastodon and to continue working with Felix and the team!

#Mastodon #BigNews #Welcome #Fediverse

Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #Mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I intend to stay on and continue to advise the new leadership and contribute, because Mastodon—and the fediverse—is one of the very few beacons of hope for a better web.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/

Not sure how I feel about Eugen Rochko cashing out with one million euros from the #Mastodon project.

That kind of money should have funded further development in my opinion.

Hey everyone, we have some pretty big news to share. You might remember that we announced a big restructuring for the Mastodon team earlier this year. Today marks an important milestone in this transition.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

Mastodon: Gründer macht Chefposten frei und bekommt eine Million Euro

Mastodon soll künftig von einer gemeinnützigen Organisation nach belgischem Recht entwickelt werden. Zudem tritt Eugen Rochko ab, verlässt Mastodon aber nicht.

https://www.heise.de/news/Mastodon-Gruender-macht-Chefposten-frei-und-bekommt-eine-Million-Euro-11081327.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Internet #IT #Mastodon #Mobiles #SocialMedia #news

News and social. One app.

We are incredibly excited and, honestly, really proud to be launching The Bristol Cable iOS app with The Bristol Cable today.

Our mission to unite knowledge sharing communities has never been more apparent as we continue the introduction of our Social Web enabled community apps. This time, with a news flavour! 🗞️

#SocialWeb #BristolCable #Journalism #Fediverse #Mastodon #News #SocialMedia #App

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A graphic showing three screenshots of The Bristol Cable app over text which reads: "Developed by Newsmast Foundation for The Bristol Cable". The images show various screens on the The Bristol Cable app, focusing on local, independent journalism.

"The prolific Stefan Bohacek continues to impress, with a game to see how well you know your Fediverse Follows"

Huge thanks to the @MastodonEngineering team for including my work, and being so kind with their words!

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/trunk-tidbits-october-2025/

#mastodon #TrunkAndTidbits

Three years ago today, we opened the doors to our corner of the Fediverse. 💙

What started as an idea has grown into a friendly space for good conversations, smart humor, and authentic interactions. It’s been amazing watching this community grow with all of you.

Thank you to everyone who’s shared, posted, and made Vivaldi Social part of their online space. You’ve helped shape this community into what it is today.

Here’s to everyone who’s been part of it, and to all the new voices we’ll meet along the way.

Happy 3rd birthday, Vivaldi Social! 🎉

- Team Vivaldi

#VivaldiSocial #Fediverse #Mastodon #Community

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Retro.pizza is a nerd culture Mastodon server where we strive to uphold the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.

https://retro.pizza

You can find out more at https://retro.pizza/about or contact the admin account @trixter

#FeaturedServer #Nerds #Geeks #NerdCulture #GeekCulture #Fandom #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse