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X rival Mastodon has started selling toys

If you like open-source, decentralized social networks that put the power in the hands of the people instead of billionaires, you can now support that

If you like open-source, decentralized social networks that put the power in the hands of the people instead of billionaires, you can now support that cause…by buying toys. The company announced last year that it would help fund its development efforts through merchandise sales after a poll found that over 6,700 Mastodon users said they would buy something if merch was made available. It’s hard to imagine how a small, social network that primarily funds itself via Patreon, according to founder and CEO Eugen Rochko, will ever make enough money to topple tech giants like X and Meta’s Threads.

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