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Fediverse instances with an explicit system of shared governance, usually made legally binding through an incorporated [association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association) or [cooperative](https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/what-is-a-cooperative). Different jurisdictions have different requirements on
This page will list also instances which are closed for registrations and dead instances, so that we can collectively learn from their experience.
Originally created by [@nemobis@mamot.fr](https://mamot.fr/@nemobis) inspired by a long [discussion with @Matt_Noyes@social.coop](https://social.coop/@Matt_Noyes/108739755802529122).
## List
### Incorporated instances
Where the organisation is the/a main purpose of the entity.
* [social.coop](https://social.coop) - for members of the association, USA *(Mastodon)*
* [hostsharing.coop](https://hostsharing.coop) - for members of the cooperative, Germany *(Mastodon)*
* [social.data.coop](https://social.data.coop) - for members of the [cooperative](https://data.coop/medlem/), Denmark *(Mastodon)*
* [social.darkpeak.org](https://social.darkpeak.org) - for members of the cooperative, UK *(Pleroma)*
### Run by a non-profit
* [pouet.chapril.org](https://pouet.chapril.org) - Chapril/April, free software association, France *(Mastodon)*
* [sociale.network](https://sociale.network) - Altrinformazione and Peacelink associations, Italy *(Mastodon)*
Nowadays more are listed on https://joinmastodon.org/servers
### Affiliated with a non-profit
These may or may not be technically controlled by the non-profit yet, for example the domain name may be registered in the name of an individual, but seem likely to become so where needed.
* [en.osm.town](https://en.osm.town) - for the OpenStreetMap Community *(Mastodon)*
* [swiss-chaos.social](https://swiss-chaos.social) - Chaos Computer Club Switzerland *(Mastodon)*
## Resources on running an instance
* [Social.coop: A Cooperative Decentralized Social Network](https://blog.opencollective.com/social-coop-a-cooperative-decentralized-social-network/), at OpenCollective (2020)
* [On running chaos.social](https://rixx.de/blog/on-running-a-mastodon-instance/), by [Tobias "rixx" Kunze](https://chaos.social/@rixx)
* Privacy policies, terms of service etc.: models and discussion
** EU: https://eupolicy.social/terms
** UK/EU: [Notes on operating fediverse services](https://decoded.legal/blog/2022/11/notes-on-operating-fediverse-services-mastodon-pleroma-etc-from-an-english-law-point-of-view)
## Related resources
* [Elements of journal freedom](https://freedomdefined.org/Elements_of_journal_freedom) (on the difficulties of preventing enclosure of academic journals)