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(DIR) Post #B0McCd7y8qPDxqowfQ by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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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
(DIR) Post #B0McEwCADfjHgGsoYi by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here. We’re thrilled he’s staying on in an advisory capacity. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon
(DIR) Post #B0McHTR9bA0TME6VDk by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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We’re also looking ahead to what comes next. In another blog post published today, we introduced Mastodon’s new leadership team. Our Executive Director is @mellifluousbox (formerly, CFO of Mastodon gGmbH), who has already represented Mastodon on international stages.We also shared an organisational update, and a fundraising update, in that blog post. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together/
(DIR) Post #B0McJRvACoVBEd5Bw0 by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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This important milestone also marks the beginning of a new era of community governance and collaborative decision-making for Mastodon. Now more than ever, we need to work together to build safe and resilient social spaces. We must build information networks that are resistant to billionaire control and surveillance. It will take all of us working together to do that.So please consider joining our mission; we have a lot of work to do. https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate
(DIR) Post #B0MctEto68uLH0VwOW by ankedesign@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron The person who thinks they do not have the right personality to run a social media project, was probably the one with the most suitable personality. Thank you so much for building this community!
(DIR) Post #B0MdoFYQKpEpoMhHLU by grosskopfgames@mastodon.social
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@Gargron Thank you for your year long effort in creating my daily news source and my safe haven from algorithms that fuel anger for profit :D Mastodon has grown to be such a wonderful place, it's now my only social media platform, and the only platform I would call social :) All that thanks to your giant effort among lots of other peoples effort. I'm looking forward to the next steps and hope you will find joy in your new live without this position :)
(DIR) Post #B0MeWQbebYHupYH29I by rdrozd@101010.pl
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@Mastodon @Gargron Oh it's sort of like Jimmy Wales leaving the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope @Gargron will still be around in the future.
(DIR) Post #B0MequQZRK2B6wr7C4 by ErikUden@mastodon.de
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Dear @Mastodon & @Gargron thank you for everything you've done for this world and me personally. ❤️
(DIR) Post #B0MfE1nqBV6ye5lQum by masek@infosec.exchange
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@Mastodon @Gargron Over an entire decade, these tiny things chip away at you slowly. Some things chip faster. I steer clear of showing vulnerability online, but there was a particularly bad interaction with a user last summer that made me realise that I need to take a step back and find a healthier relationship with the project, ultimately serving as the impetus to begin this restructuring process.I gave up the CEO-ship of the company I founded 25 years ago. Looking back, it was one of my better decisions for me and for the organization.It is very difficult to explain the strain of such an exposed position to anyone who hasn't experienced it him/herself.Gargron does a better job of explaining that strain than I could at the time.
(DIR) Post #B0MgIfTqhqHYoeBoQ4 by VulcanTourist@autistics.life
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@Mastodon @Gargron It certainly was not the first effort to realize a decentralized social network, but it seems to have become the most successful effort so far and it's still evolving.
(DIR) Post #B0MgeLHwSbL4YuxHSC by casablanca@aus.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron Thank you so much for everything! The world will always be in your debt.
(DIR) Post #B0MhcxDcZ6ovZlptSa by darnell@one.darnell.one
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@Mastodon @Gargron Thanks for everything you have done! Also, thanks for creating a vibrant decentralized social network whose existence has impacted the world for the better!National leaders & CEO’s of conglomerates have taken notice of Mastodon, & have begun to embrace the Fediverse as a realistic alternative to social media. Blessings & best of luck on your next journey Eugen!
(DIR) Post #B0MhfZKHqyPULMCVLE by eleder@frikiverse.zone
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@Mastodon @Gargron What to say... THANK YOU for everything, Gargron!!!!
(DIR) Post #B0MhveJN5P4sRERLpg by ifrit@masto.ai
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@Mastodon @Gargron Thank you, John Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #B0MiqTWdrPzvUakC8G by spla@mastodont.cat
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@Mastodon @Gargron thank you so much @Gargron 👏
(DIR) Post #B0Mkd8gSEpX6zr6PTM by kritischelezer@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron Thank you for this wonderful place and your hard work, Eugen!
(DIR) Post #B0MlPU6zs8WtM3ZQQq by underlap@fosstodon.org
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@Mastodon Well done @Gargron for everything you've achieved in the last decade! Your principles set you far above certain others in the social media space and I really appreciate your integrity and drive. It's a good decision to change roles and I'm optimistic about the future of Mastodon with you still around for guidance. I hope you take this opportunity for some well-deserved rest and recreation.
(DIR) Post #B0MnLQlAap0NhzYVQO by jpfox@m.g3l.org
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Thank you very much @Gargron You will remain a role model in terms of community project management. Take care of yourself.🤗
(DIR) Post #B0MrCX0IPNGYHgdu5Y by zughy_boi@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron thank you for everything!
(DIR) Post #B0MtGZe8izl3XyKoGO by paul@oldfriends.live
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@Mastodon I will donate to Mastodon development but I won't donate funds that are mingled in to run Mastodon.social. Is there an option where donors can donate exclusively to the development side and those funds be used only for development. I've heard others offer the same sentiment.@mellifluousbox
(DIR) Post #B0N3NJmB7yvptWwudU by GLaDTheresCake@todon.nl
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@Mastodon What does this community governance look like? Is it purely "input" and is your "executive" pulling the strings or is the community the one that makes ultimate decisions on the direction the app is moderated and created? Is there a reformation of the values you want to create within the management of development you want to announce or is the direct control of the main contributors without listening to external feedback going to continue? There is whole articles written about criticism of your internal structures, and this addresses exactly 0 of them, now I hope that is because this announcement is sudden and unprepared but I won't hold my breath on that matter.
(DIR) Post #B0NBmChtLZcuqKK07k by apan@linuxrocks.online
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@Mastodon Donate so the CEO can grab 1 000 000 €?.... Yeah right...
(DIR) Post #B0NJ42g44fasd2v6au by chiefgyk3d@social.chiefgyk3d.com
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@Mastodon @Gargron thank you for all you’ve done and I applaud you on calling out founder egos ruining projects. We all know some recent examples we can point to *side eyes a few open source projects*
(DIR) Post #B0NMTENM18qw0os3Ki by todd@tapbots.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron thanks for starting this project years ago so future us had a place to go when Twitter imploded.
(DIR) Post #B0NSXqyx1N5WdC2mjA by luiscarlosgonzalez@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon @Gargron As I've said many. many posts back, you, Eugene, were and still are a star on here. You have been more than a CEO, you're still a legend. A true legend in it's maximum riddim! Hope Mastodon and the entire fediverse (as I know it previously (ActivityPub, Diaspora, etc.)) wil thrive as always! Long live the fediverse, long live Mastodon, long live Eugen, and long live John! For ever and ever, amen.
(DIR) Post #B0NVf7LwquyjIIxL5k by tsvenson@fosstodon.org
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Thank you @Gargron for all the amazing work that helped us get to where we are now 🥰 @Mastodon
(DIR) Post #B0NmnK3xBEf4Fa2Nmq by theodora@rivals.space
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@Mastodon le roi est mort, vive le roi !
(DIR) Post #B0O4rpIWmzlvSQ9Szo by cmconseils@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon @mellifluousbox welp i'm here if needed. cheers
(DIR) Post #B0PMLQd8xYYK1ESJBg by wolfram_roesler@mastodontech.de
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@Mastodon @Gargron And by "express deep gratitude" you mean one million euros.https://www.heise.de/news/Mastodon-Gruender-macht-Chefposten-frei-und-bekommt-eine-Million-Euro-11081327.html
(DIR) Post #B0XIuWG1BXSh3PnNHU by informapirata@mastodon.uno
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Good morning, mastodontes!@Mastodon @mellifluousboxCan you tell me how I can suggest a #Mastodon app to the joinmastodon website?Specifically, the #Raccoon app also works with Mastodon 🙏https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livefast.eattrash.raccoonforfriendica