You have to register an account to use it, with a username and password and pick a server (you can use public ones or others). But that’s it basically. No ads, no premium features, no data collection, no bullshit. What I really like about them is that they don’t advertise these fesoʻotaʻiga faʻavae fefaʻatauaʻiga e pei o le facebook ma le twitter, latou te faʻaaogaina mastodon. Afai e te matua faʻamaoni i fefaʻatauaʻiga uma e mafai ona e finau e ono leaga le faʻamalosi faʻapipiʻi: "Afai e te foaʻi 5 € pe sili atu, e mafai ona matou auina atu ia te oe fasi pepa! Ae na o le pau lena o le mea i luga o le upega tafaʻilagi.