Post #3334833
2026-06-16 16:57 UTC
These were all choices that I made to provide the best possible experience for our dwindling number of active users, and for the last three years I was willing to sacrifice for the mission.
The rising cost of compute across the planet has made continuing operations unsustainable.
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@vmstan@vmst.io 2026-06-16 16:57
Add to this the rise of AI as an attack vector and the increasing legal scrutiny in the United States and around the world about social networking, and it presents unacceptable risks to me personally of continuing to run a service like this. The increase in more sophisticated spammer sign-ups over the last few months is minor compared to what is coming. Administrators are not prepared. Platforms are not prepared. Open source, in general, is not prepared.