> Is wedium connected to the Fediverse?
> No, we deliberately decided against an open-source solution, especially after Trump used Mastodon’s code for his Truth Social. On top of that, the Fediverse offers no way to monetize. No one can make money there, which makes it unattractive to media outlets, brands, and creators. That’s why it can’t scale.
That's quite the take, though I agree with them that the monetization thing is definitely something we need to work on.
James Smith 💾
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