As a project, Mastodon has operated under the umbrella of Mastodon GmbH, a German company that benefited from non-profit status with the German government. Despite all indications that they were doing everything right, Mastodon GmbH recently had its non-profit status revoked, resulting in the team to seek an alternative....
I don't see how this is the EU's fault. This is some German tax office revoking a status they had previously granted without any explanation. It seems typical for German bureaucracy though.
Mastodon Incorporates as a Non-Profit in the US ( wedistribute.org )
As a project, Mastodon has operated under the umbrella of Mastodon GmbH, a German company that benefited from non-profit status with the German government. Despite all indications that they were doing everything right, Mastodon GmbH recently had its non-profit status revoked, resulting in the team to seek an alternative....
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit ( blog.joinmastodon.org )