@swirly That article is 2 years old and it's a known issue. It's being addressed thanks to funding from the @sovtechfund and @Mastodon adding support for the Fediverse Auxiliary Service Provider (FASP), which will be used to connect fediverse servers to external service providers — to enable cost-saving media processing between servers, like link previews. ▪️ https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/ ▪️ https://github.com/mastodon/fediverse_auxiliary_service_provider_specifications