@espectalll That's right. They were not able to monetize well.

As is the case with friends.nico, which has been discussed this time, their services tend to form closed communities, and ActivityPub's federation has not been used much.

There were many users of local timelines.

There was almost no cooperation between video sharing service and Mastodon.

I think I did not do well in various ways.

It is a pity that closure is not life-long, but I think it will be better if we try again.

@arjen Their main business earnings are deteriorating and they have to give up various services. (It was run by a for-profit company)

Mastodon did not generate direct revenue, nor did it generate synergy.

https://dtp-mstdn.jp/@noellabo/101828251533249543
https://dtp-mstdn.jp/@noellabo/101828361908105607

@noellabo @arjen Think they would be open to transferring the service to users as a #platformcoop?

cc: @emi

@mattcropp @arjen @emi
In this case, I think it will be closed without being transferred.

It is a service for fans of video sharing services of operating companies, and many features are derived from the services of operating companies, and it is difficult to process trademarks and rights.

If transferred, I think it is difficult to inherit the culture so far.

@noellabo @arjen

They can switch to subscription 🤔 User will pay a small amount lets say 2 USD per month that seem like a fair deal and they can make money easily of it

@soapdog friends.nico is provided by a for-profit company that works with video sharing services in Japan.

They have been less profitable than before, and have decided to discontinue many of their services.

The closure of Mastodon is part of it.

@noellabo thanks for helping me understand.