Post #2469740
2026-04-14 21:11 UTC
@sovtechfund@mastodon.social Working on grant requests is not what I enjoy the most, but right now Mastodon is in a good and desirable position to apply to programs like this one, that allow us to plan in the long run and hire full time people to work on such projects.
And it’s really motivating to see that more and more governments and non-profits are seeking into funding projects like ours, because fighting big tech and VC-funded platforms with only donations is a challenge that we did not (yet) solve fully
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online 2026-04-14 21:27
@renchap@oisaur.com Really amazing news, and well-deserved. Congratulations!
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@oli@olifant.social 2026-04-14 22:28
@renchap@oisaur.com @sovtechfund@mastodon.social Super excited to hear about the FIRES work. Feel free to use https://fires.1sland.social for testing/consuming various datasets.
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@doboprobodyne@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-14 23:57
@renchap@oisaur.com @sovtechfund@mastodon.social Thank you for your hard work! Apropos, if you know anyone trying to automate the fight against disinformation, NATO sometimes offers funding for research in this area (or sometimes adjacent areas of benefit to the organisation). I only mention it because it's the sort of capability that I imagine citizens of the fediverse might enjoy. Thanks again! #NATO #fediverse #activitypub #disinformation