Mastodon will get end-to-end encryption for private messages thanks to Sovereign Tech Agency
(blog.joinmastodon.org)
Who finances the Sovereign Tech Agency?
The Sovereign Tech Agency is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation and is a subsidiary of SPRIND, the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation.
https://www.sovereign.tech/faq#who-finances-the-sovereign-tech-agency