Blacksky

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

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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

$6,631.39 USD of $7,500 USD / month raised (88%)

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$7 USD / month

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IS

$2,000 USD since Sep 2025

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Linda Maepa

$1,810 USD since Nov 2024

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Mike McCue

$1,287 USD since May 2025

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Shaft

$1,200 USD since Mar 2025

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Richard

$1,097 USD since Sep 2024

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Mina Markham

$1,015 USD since Nov 2024

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Guest

$1,000 USD since Sep 2024

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Erica Joy

$1,000 USD since Nov 2024

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Julia Evans

$1,000 USD since Nov 2024

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mauilion

$1,000 USD since Dec 2024

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Guest

$1,000 USD since Dec 2024

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Incognito

$900 USD since Aug 2025

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Andrew Wilson

$850 USD since Dec 2024

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Bryan Newbold

$800 USD since Sep 2024

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Jonathan Bellack

$800 USD since Oct 2025

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GitHub Sponsors

$1,181.94 USD since Apr 2024

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Planetary

$300 USD since Dec 2024

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IS

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$2,000 USD

Linda Maepa

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$1,810 USD

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Mike McCue

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$1,287 USD

Shaft

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$1,200 USD

GitHub Sponsors

$1,182 USD

Richard

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$1,097 USD

Mina Markham

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$1,015 USD

Guest

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$1,000 USD

Erica Joy

$1,000 USD

Julia Evans

$1,000 USD

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News from Blacksky

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Want to be a Peer Moderator? Sign up today!

Hey, We are looking for peer moderators to help us mitigate harm on the skyline! Peer Moderation will be facilitated through your blacksky.com...
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Published on April 27, 2026 by Dr. KaLyn Coghill

ICYMI: Vote Now on People's Assembly to Weigh in on AI Policy!

Happy Friday, If you haven't seen it yet, we just released a new blog post on our agentic coding policy and are asking for the community to weigh in on the future of Blacksky via People's Assembly. You can read our blog post...
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Published on April 10, 2026 by Dr. KaLyn Coghill

Exciting Things Are Happening On Blacksky Thanks To Your Support!

Whatโ€™s Up, Things have been moving and shaking over on Blacksky, and we have been enjoying the responses, feedback, and community conversation about how to continue to make Blacksky a true space rooted in community and self-governance. Here...
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Published on March 17, 2026 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.

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Expenses

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Expenses paid

76

Amount disbursed

$79,536.14

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74$60,303.67
cypherpunk fellowship
1$5,000.00
moderation
1$287.67

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Contributions

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Contributions received

1391

Amount collected

$97,969.00

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961$68,479.06
one-time
430$19,489.94

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