@MichaelBishop @Ruth_Mottram @micron
Bear in mind Mastodon is a volunteer-built project where almost all contributors are unpaid, there are a handful of freelancers on hourly tasks, and only one person actually gets a regular salary (the CEO) who is on €3k a month.
There are no ads, no trackers, no data is being sold.
They're having to choose priorities with very few resources, so most effective way to help situation is to contribute in some way either with resources or skills.