It’s time for democratic states to start hosting Mastodon instances to communicate with the citizens to bypass the unreliable middle men such as Zuckerberg or Musk.
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2024
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That's actually pretty awesome.
One stated purpose of the campaign is to show the size and influence of the fediverse so that politicians and governments will set up instances and/or accounts and maintain an official presence on it. $500k may or may not be enough to do that, but the organizer is meeting with Democratic Party officials this week to discuss the campaign and there could be meaningful outcomes for the whole fediverse.
At time of publication, the campaign had raised 485k on ActBlue. Yesterday it broke 500k and is still going strong, with smaller daily fundraising goals.
You can see the progress tracker here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
Shit, wish I saw this thread before I donated $100
Serious question - what is the best way to participate in one of these without resigning yourself to spam texts and emails and junk mail for the rest of time?
Just use a throwaway email/Google Voice or something?
Even then you have to use your home address to verify payment, right? Or no?