long, checking what mastodon sponsors do/make, gambling, sex toy mentions
i did a brief checkup on all of the sponsors, and lolFastly - cdn, obviously, at least i think that's what they do? they are huge either way
DataDog - some SaaS bullshit?
Mobi - MVNO/mobile carrier from the looks of it
medium - self-explanatory
Oak - it's some creative studio or venture capital idfk probably former, whatever that means
TrueVendor/Ramotion - UI/UX design
AirVPN - it's some VPN provider operated by activits apparently?
FireStickTricks - blog with TV stick stuff lol
PapersOwl - essay writing service
SexToyCollective - sex toy reviews and tips, stuff like that
SisterSites - casino
MastoHost - managed masto hosting, duh
AusCasinos - casino
Alt Casino - casino
Nettikasinot - casino
WideAngle - web analytics (like Google Analytics)
No need to study - probably another essay writing service, but i am blocked so idfk what it is
Movavi - some movie editor for windows (iMovie for Windows?? probably scam)
Krystal - web host
Raspberry Pi - cop boot lickers
Zerotier - some vpn stuff
Golden Eagle Coin - gold and silver coin trade
Apernet - internet infrastructure stuff
Ruby Central - support for Ruby-based projects
Opalstack - web host
All Bursaries - some website for bursaries in South Africa
The Oatmeal - cartoon, personal
Complete SEO - SEO
Intellifluence - "Influencer marketing", bought reviews of your product or whatever
toot.io - similar to MastoHost
4K Video Downloader - self-explanatory (just get yt-dlp)
Doppler - software, "secretops"
VeePN - VPN provider, doesn't look good
Mask - Web3
EasyDNS - Web host, domains etc
Writers per hour - essay writing
Mini Tool Partition Wizard - self-explanatory, partition table software
My Sex Toy Guide - self-explanatory
Kevani - Billboards in LA
BitLaunch - cryptocurrency payment for VPS-es?
Inkedin - gambling news site/casino (tbh my favourite)
Casinofiables - casino shit
Rapid Essay - essay writing
iBoySoft - data recovery or whatever
FarBridge - some game studio
Onestein - ERP management in NL?
Rottman Ventures - Venture capital?
Custom Comet - custom merchandise service
Internet Archive - wayback machine folks, digital library
Ecurium - consulting
Blind Five Year Old - personal, someone, SEO
j15r - someone, personal, engineer
Goody Feed - some news site from Singapore
Reboot - coaching
SDF - originally known for public access unix system
awisee - SEO
awisee (again, why) - SEO
Kaleidos - startup bullshit
so yeah, there's quite a bit of shady companies on here
