cosocial.ca is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A co-op run social media server for all Canadians. More info at https://blog.cosocial.ca

Server stats:

140
active users

Is volunteer-run servers with open registration the right governance model for the Fediverse?

M. Grégoire

@evan Qualified yes. It's a good model that will work well for most people. But other models ought to exist: self-hosting for single-user instances, universities providing accounts for students, governments multi-casting announcements, etc.

I wouldn't be surprised to see for-profit instances run by paid employees, funded by advertising for a non-paying tier and paid membership for a tier without advertising.