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@ThePlant @Mastodon

How could there NOT be strings attached? Meta isn't a charity, it's a brutal corporation.

When you become dependent on someone for money, you will want to avoid upsetting them. That could be terrible for a Fediverse project if the donor is Meta.

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@feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon

If Meta donated to Mastodon the same way anyone else does, it's not clear to me how it would even be possible for them to attach strings, given my general understanding of how non-profits work.

Would it even be possible for Mastodon to receive funding from Meta through some mechanism other than a standard donation?

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@h14h @feditips @ThePlant @Mastodon It’s the part where “You liked that $20m donation? Yeah I got plenty of money, kid. If you want this money to keep coming, then you better do this for me” part that’s the problem. Not the donation itself.

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@shanie @h14h @ThePlant @Mastodon

It doesn't matter if there are no direct strings, what matters is if the amount is significant and/or regular enough to make them dependent on it. There is no way you would criticise a fund you depend on.

Mastodon's front page is already advertising lots of casinos and services like "No need to study" which help students cheat on their essays. It makes me wonder what the criteria are for Mastodon sponsorship, whether there is anyone they would turn down.

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That's where leadership matters. Amazon, Google, MS, etc have made pretty significant donations to the Wikimedia Foundation, but I wouldn't say Wikipedia has shown any particular deference to anyone of those in particular, at least as far as I've seen

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