===== #IOCX Transparency Report - March 2023 =====
Dear Hackers!

In March we grew to roughly 25,700 InfoSec friends. That is an increase of 700 additional friends - Welcome to #IOCX Everyone!

Our Moderators dealt with ~30 reports in March. Remember: Our Mods are volunteers, so be nice and show gratitude when you see [[https://ioc.exchange/@cstromblad|@cstromblad]] online!
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==== Financial Details ====
In March the cost of running #IOCX was $370, our efforts to minimize hosting costs brought down the costs by another $20 :-) - Here is the breakdown of the March costs:\\
$298 Linode Server Hosting\\
$72 AWS S3\\

Donations and memberships amounted to $175 for the month of March. The rest of the costs [[https://ioc.exchange/@seb|@seb]] covered with his personal funds. **A very big shout-out to everyone who already supported or supports #IOCX - It is much appreciated!** Everyone, who hasn't contributed: Please consider contributing financially through our [[https://www.buymeacoffee.com/iocx|BuyMeACoffee page]].

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==== Improvements ====
In March we were able to execute on the following improvements:
  * Upgrading to the latest Mastodon version

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==== Future Plans ====
There is always more to do of course. Here are some ideas for improvements that we will work on in the coming weeks:
  * Adding a Translation feature based on LibreTranslate
  * Register a DMCA agent
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Please keep feedback coming and Have Fun and Stay Safe!