In November 2025, Eugen Rochko stepped down as Mastodon CEO, and he transferred the trademark and assets to Mastodon. He did NOT cancel his account or any instances. It’s still there. The “journalist” could have check.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon
In January 2026, he opted his Mastodon account out of the Bluesky bridge. This was supposedly because of the user behavior at Bsky. But I cannot find a direct statement about him leaving because of users.
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115912977448929626
Nick Bergen Computer Quest
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