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Castopod introduces Web Monetization (an ActivityPub tip jar)

podlibre.video Demo of Castopod and Mastodon with Web Monetization support (FOSDEM 2025)

Demo of Castopod ActivityPub support and demo of Mastodon tip jar using Web Monetization, As the social networking landscape evolves, marked by moments of mass migration between platforms—often triggered by political or cultural shifts—open-source ecosystems have a unique opportunity to make a diffe...

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I'm really supportive of this kind of protocol. I've long advocated for some system that allowed for micro-payments to support websites, both optional and paywall. We've seen what the expectation of having "free" services has gotten us, I'd much prefer to chip in to sites that provide me enjoyment or are informative.