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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
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+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).
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+## 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)
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