A grassroots fundraising campaign for the 2024 election is trending towards half a million dollars raised by Fediverse members.

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.

  • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Millionaires and politicians simping for money on Mastodon, while otherwise people who are actually disabled, homeless or in need struggle to even get their posts begging for contributions seen?

    Wow, didn’t expect that of all thing that would enshittify the Fediverse, it would be a politician going for the left.

    • Sean Tilley@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      That’s not really enshittification, is it?

      I was under the impression that Cory Doctorow’s definition was largely based on how social media platforms entice people with “free” offerings, then gradually tighten the screws over time to make service worse. This usually happens when a platform becomes the dominant player.