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The federated microblogging platform Mastodon has not changed much despite its tremendous growth through the Twitter meltdown.
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It doesn't look like there will be any change if Eugen Rochko (its sole owner and employee) has anything to share.
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He's had lots to say over the past few weeks. In interviews with TechCrunch, Rochko revealed that
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He has five contractors who help him, up from zero when Mastodon was founded in 2016.
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Rochko also now earns EUR 2,400 per month, an increase from EUR 1,900 from last fiscal year.
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Mastodon's first annual reports after incorporation show that the nonprofit earned EUR 55,300 in 2021,
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Thanks to 600 Patreon contributors and 20 Stripe custom donation portal users.
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Mastodon's Patreon page shows that Mastodon has a growing donor base of 9,396 donors who give more than $33,000 per month.
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Rochko stated that he wants Mastodon to remain a nonprofit, to invest in staff with the money he has been given, and not to sell out to groups.