Mastodon

As some wondered.. yes, the screenshot is doctored. Here is as it was published by The Guardian:

Byline was not "The platform is still a lawless hellhole of no use to anyone for advertising whatsoever according to inside sources" but instead read:

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities – and no one billionaire can control it.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover

As to the topic of this thread, and the actual byline, if we replace "Mastodon" with the more accurate terminology of "Fediverse" then I think one can say "Yes, indeed no billionaire can control it in the same way they can't control the Web. But they sure can come to dominate it".