I'm not very active on Mastodon, but saw this post - browsing the bluesky hashtag for a bit afterwards did not really give me much info. I can definitely imagine enshittification happening there, but what is causing the current drama in particular?
this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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I've thought it would be cool to run a $1 monthly paid mastodon server where your username has to match the credit card used to pay. + maybe other stuff like verifying degrees, medical licenses, etc so that people with such things can have a verified presence with which to interact with the rest of mastodon.
Uuuuuh, I would not like my actual real name associated with an account like that. If I'd use that for work purposes solely, like LinkedIn, OK... But this, no.
Obviously. You'd only use it if you specifically wanted to back up what you were posting with a medical license or status as a public figure or whatever. This isn't a service targeted at the average shitposter.
That's an interesting idea. Could be useful for doctors, lawyers and dentists (folks who tend to have a company presence but no IT staff.)
For others, technologists with a website can self-verify on Mastodon with a specially formatted reference link.
I hope you're planning to delegate the verification to a KYC service...
Tbh this is as far as I've ever gotten with this idea but I appreciate the tip if I ever did actually try to implement it! Edit: had to look it up but probably actually. My fuzzy original thought was one of the many services my various employers have used to verify my license, but these seem more consumer focused which is probably better suited to this use-case.
So you would make about 10$ a month and would have to use your time to verify people's identity and credentials?
I feel like the specific price is something you figure out after you figure out how much it costs to run the thing and no, I had not gotten that far yet. How much do your accounting services cost?