I’m fairly new and don’t 100% understand it yet, but instances are run on servers that require money. Are we heading towards seeing ads or subscriptions to raise funds instead of relying on donations to cover overhead?

Especially with the influx of new users. Hardware upgrades are needed.

  • hedders@fedia.io
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    1 year ago

    I doubt we’ll see ads in the form we know them from places like Twitter and Reddit. We may start seeing instances being sponsored by (or even operated by) businesses, and people can federate with them or not as they choose.

    I also think paid subs will be a growth area and honestly this is the model I’d be most comfortable with, although I acknowledge the risk of excluding people who don’t have disposable money to spend on such things.