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“Mastodon for Harris” is a Success Story for Fediverse Activism (wedistribute.org)
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The Mastodon For Harris campaign has raised close to $500,000 within two weeks of being live. It is probably the largest attempt for political organizing on the Fediverse, and may provide a playbook for other efforts going forward.

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[–] poVoq 47 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I mean... everyone is free to spend their money on what they want pretty much, but the marginal benefit of these 500k on the Harris campaign is very low, while the same money would go a long way supporting Fediverse development and maintenance.

[–] MrTomS@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The goal is not only to support the Harris campaign but also to raise the visibility of Mastodon including possibly an official Harris for President presence there. I believe the fundraiser has already convinced ACTBlue to include a share on Mastodon link.

[–] IceHouse@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Haha there already is a huge political candidate using mastodon - truth.social, ugh.

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