BIG NEWS: Pawoo.net, the world's 2nd biggest Mastodon instance, has just been acquired.
The entity acquiring them is the Mask Group, an entity that also runs mstdn.jp and mastodon.cloud. They are also active in the so-called "Web 3.0" space.
If you haven't heard of pawoo.net, it's because many instances have de-federated from it.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mask-network-acquires-pawoo-net-070000858.html
@atomicpoet It's no mystery why they are so widely defederated. A Google search for "Pawoo" gives me a simulated child porn artist as the second link on the page.
mstdnJP has actual child porn on it...
It's basic due diligence to keep that content off of your instance.
Glad to learn about the Mask Network owning more instances. I'm guessing they are of similar risk.
