Years ago, I created an account on a Mastodon server called humblr.social. I posted some, followed some. Months later, when I went back to check it out again, it was nowhere to be found. The whole server just vanished without a trace. No warning, no word from admin, nothing. Because the server ceased to exist, you couldn't retrieve and migrate your account to a different server, in other words, all your content, posts, followers, and followings were gone too.
Years later, I decided to give Mastodon a second try, but this time around, I chose a more established server with a sizable user base that is less likely to disappear overnight like humblr.social did.
Who knows, maybe one day we'll have our own Mastodon server for the BZ community. While it's not free or as simple as starting a Discord or a Telegram group/channel, anyone can create their own Mastodon server. All you need is a domain name and a hosting provider with email capabilities.