

However U.S. law puts the copyright in the hands of the creator of it, NOT Reddit.
Users give Reddit a license to handle and publish the comments under their terms. I don’t remember the specific terms. It may allow Reddit to pursue this, specifically when the content is being consumed from Reddit.
I’ve always been surprised by cost numbers mentioned in services and donation requests.
I run my own cheap server which has game servers running in the past, and some other services. I’ve not run any busy services though or fediverse content so I never felt like I could make a reasonable assessment. Just be surprised.