For several years I’ve had an account on Liberdon, a Mastodon instance. Recently they announced that only paid accounts, at a minimum of $3 per month, will be allowed, starting in December 2025. That’s perfectly reasonable, but it’s not worth it to me. Expect my posts to disappear soon.
I could move to another instance. However, I haven’t been getting much value out of Mastodon. Most of the people I personally know and follow haven’t been active for a long time. What’s left of my feed is mostly organizations. Discovery between different instances is awkward. If I find an instance I really like, I might move there. Suggestions in the comments are welcome. My account is archived to keep my options open.
This doesn’t affect the Fediverse feed of this blog or my Filknews account. They’ll stay active for the foreseeable future.
My use of Mastodon, like that of all other social media I’ve tried, is highly spotty. There are too many people to follow, so I try to use lists, but people are multi-faceted and lists are hard to maintain, and… I end up with bursts interspersed with absences.
I’m on Indieweb, which is overall reasonable but might be a little more moderated than you’re looking for. Codidact is on Fosstodon, which seems like a good place from what I’ve seen.