There is a lot of overlap with RSS and Pingbacks, indeed.
Mastodon today provides a tool to get data backups of your account's own data, at least, so in the case of a lost instance there may be some options.
Plus, as with blogs there is the option to be your own instance owner on a custom domain you control. So the assumed risk level can vary to what you are comfortable with.
Mastodon today provides a tool to get data backups of your account's own data, at least, so in the case of a lost instance there may be some options.
Plus, as with blogs there is the option to be your own instance owner on a custom domain you control. So the assumed risk level can vary to what you are comfortable with.