Mastodon is predicated on community instances, and built for following/engagement with hashtags over accounts.
But if we've learnt anything from Late Capitalism, is that just because something is not needed it doesn't mean you can't build your whole business model around it.
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Newsmast brings curated 'communities' to the open source Twitter/X alternative Mastodon | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/27/newsmast-brings-curated-communities-to-the-open-source-twitter-x-alternative-mastodon/