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It’s in an even worse position being self hosted by people/entities with no power or sway in the face of a state.

Is there a technical provision that applies to people hosting mastodon instances that doesn’t apply to large social media cos and cannot be beaten with a $5 wrench?

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Mastodon is federated, which means everyone can start a instance. There will always be instances not controlled by the government and you cannot chase everyone.

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They can get a lot of them (but not all) through amazon and digital ocean etc.