Blacksky

ORGANIZATION
bluesky
Open source
atproto

Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

70

Amount disbursed

$74,914.11

Tags# of ExpensesAmount
no tag
68$55,681.64
cypherpunk fellowship
1$5,000.00
moderation
1$287.67

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

1291

Amount collected

$86,997.23

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount
recurring
861$57,507.29
one-time
430$19,489.94

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Financial Contributions

Goal
Subscriber

Blacksky is an open source software project that relies entirely on user subscriptions. If you want to help build community-owned social media infr... Read more

$5,817.49 USD of $7,500 USD / month raised (78%)

Starts at
$7 USD / month

Latest activity by


+ 787

Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
IS

$2,000 USD since Sep 2025

2
Linda Maepa

$1,570 USD since Nov 2024

3
Mike McCue

$1,089 USD since May 2025

4
Richard

$1,082 USD since Sep 2024

5
Guest

$1,000 USD since Sep 2024

6
Erica Joy

$1,000 USD since Nov 2024

7
Mina Markham

$1,000 USD since Nov 2024

8
Julia Evans

$1,000 USD since Nov 2024

9
mauilion

$1,000 USD since Dec 2024

10
Guest

$1,000 USD since Dec 2024

11
Shaft

$1,000 USD since Mar 2025

12
Bryan Newbold

$760 USD since Sep 2024

13
Andrew Wilson

$750 USD since Dec 2024

14
Incognito

$700 USD since Aug 2025

15
BevsKid1

$695 USD since Nov 2024

Organizations

1
GitHub Sponsors

$1,181.94 USD since Apr 2024

2
Planetary

$300 USD since Dec 2024

Blacksky is all of us

Our contributors 1158

Thank you for supporting Blacksky.

IS

subscriber

$2,000 USD

Linda Maepa

subscriber

$1,570 USD

I love that I was able to top-up my contributio...

GitHub Sponsors

$1,182 USD

Mike McCue

subscriber

$1,089 USD

Richard

subscriber

$1,082 USD

Guest

Cybersecurity protections f...

$1,000 USD

Erica Joy

$1,000 USD

Mina Markham

$1,000 USD

Julia Evans

$1,000 USD

mauilion

$1,000 USD

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News from Blacksky

Updates on our activities and progress.

Announcing the Umoya Fellowship โ€“ Supporting Blackskyers at ATmosphere Conference 2026

Dear Blacksky Community, We are excited to share an incredible opportunity made possible by Linda Maepa (...
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Published on January 8, 2026 by Dr. KaLyn Coghill

Happening [TONIGHT]: Our first Blacksky Virtual Event 'Digital Misogynoir and How to Report it on Blacksky'

What's poppin'? Join us tonight virtually for 'Digital Misogynoir and How to Report it on Blacksky' happening at 7 pm EST. It will be streamed live on...
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Published on November 14, 2025 by Dr. KaLyn Coghill

Our first Blacksky Virtual Event 'Digital Misogynoir and How to Report it on Blacksky' on 11/14/2025

What's up, We are looking forward to celebrating the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy at Blacksky Algorithms โ€”part of a nationwide movement for multiracial democracy hosted by Race Forward during November 8-16. Click...
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Published on November 11, 2025 by Dr. KaLyn Coghill

About


[Blacksky Algorithms] builds infrastructure for social groups to control how they show up online: how their feeds work, how harm is addressed, and how costs are covered. Instead of one-size-fits-all rules set by a company with growth targets, Blacksky enables groups to govern themselves, and pool resources to create digital spaces aligned with their values, safety needs, and political commitments.

Vision

Imagine a social internet that doesnโ€™t ask โ€œWhatโ€™s good for engagement?โ€ but instead asks: โ€œWhatโ€™s good for us?โ€
In this future, people donโ€™t rely on a few companies to define whatโ€™s acceptable, what spreads, or what gets funded. Instead, groups of users, linked by shared values, needs, and histories have the tools to define how they relate to each other and to the wider network.
In this world, the tools for moderation, governance, and sustainability are in their hands, not a boardroomโ€™s. And participation in a broader network doesnโ€™t mean giving up the ability to shape your corner of it.
This future is impossible to reach through platforms designed for global scale, profit extraction, and control. But itโ€™s within reach when the incentives are flipped, and the infrastructure is built to serve groups first.

Our Approach

We donโ€™t build one platform. We build tools so that any group can build their own corner of the network.
  • Customizable moderation and governance rules (ex. preventing abusers from view feeds, filters for misogynoir, etc.): built in collaboration with real users who maintain them.
  • Shared funding infrastructure: where people can pool money for hosting, moderation, and projects; no ads, no extraction.
  • Open standards: that let these groups remain connected to the wider network while keeping local control of their data.
  • Open source: our tools are not only accessible to all, but are freely licensed so that other communities can fork or branch off using Blacksky as a starting point
We call this infrastructure for interdependence: tools that prioritize shared responsibility, local norms, and collective care.

Our team