Yes. Mastodon is a product of Mastodon gGmbH. He is the BDFL (Benevolent Dictator for Life) of the software. Anyone can fork the software if they so choose and make their own.
What I think @Foni@lemm.ee is trying to get at is that Mastodon is a non-profit and doesn’t have investors looking to make a return like Bluesky does. Mastodon is driven entirely by donations.
The point of the article is that people are getting upset for a technical violation of regulations rather than the message these people are sending. That is something I expect Ginther would do because that’s who he is. The worst kind of replacement-level milquetoast Democrat who won’t fight for anything.
Of course these people have the right to walk through town as long as they’re obeying all relevant laws.