Sub.club aims to fund the Fediverse via premium feeds

Sub.club, a new service from the creators of the Mammoth app for Mastodon, aims to introduce a creator economy to the fediverse by enabling creators to offer paid subscriptions through premium feeds. This initiative seeks to support not only individual creators but also community-maintained Mastodon servers, which often struggle with funding. Sub.club allows Mastodon users to set their own subscription prices, with payments processed via Stripe, and takes a 6% cut of transactions, lower than competitors like Patreon. The service is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Mastodon clients and will also be available in Mammoth's app. While some in the fediverse community are skeptical about the involvement of for-profit entities, Mammoth's co-founder believes that financial support is essential for the ecosystem's growth. Sub.club is currently in a developer preview phase, with plans to roll out additional tools for server owners to financially support their instances. The potential for growth is significant, especially with the anticipated integration of Meta's Threads into the ActivityPub protocol, which could attract new creators seeking monetization options.

- Sub.club enables paid subscriptions for creators on Mastodon.

- The service aims to support community servers financially.

- Sub.club takes a 6% transaction fee, lower than Patreon.

- Integration with existing Mastodon clients is a key feature.

- The platform is in developer preview, with future tools for server owners planned.