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[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was decentralized? Disappointing to learn this.

[–] bilb@lem.monster 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It is.

The people in charge of maintaining Mastodon in particular though need to establish some kind of legal entity and that needs legal recognition somewhere.

[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works -3 points 6 months ago

Why? Bitcoin does not and that is the point. If there is a throat to chock some will chock it or take it over.