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Announcing the Modal Foundation - Updates from the Modal Foundation
We're a nonprofit dedicated to supporting decentralized social technologies that help people create, circulate and discover trustworthy information.
Incubating Aster - Updates from the Modal Foundation
We at the Modal Foundation are excited to share the news of our support for Aster.id, a new home for researchers on the open web. Aster grows out of the ATsc…
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The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65
The many interesting things I read in July 2026
Freshet News (@freshetnews.bsky.social)
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News: WHAT open mailing list announcement — WHATWG
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63
The many interesting things I read in May 2026
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #66
The many interesting things I read in August 2026
Excited to announce that I'm a speaker in MIT Media Lab's upcoming AHA Seminar Series! I'll be presenting on @blackskyweb.xyz's moderation and how we are navigating the nuances around automated content moderation that is community-governed
AHA Seminar Series: Rishi Balakrishnan | Who Moderates? Community Control of Automated Content Moderation – MIT Media Lab
media.mit.eduI have high hopes for @mu.social as a proving ground for democratic social media, given ample support from the atmosphere community. With the help of civilized-discourse expert @jonathanwarden.com we can have Community Notes on atproto, starting with mu.
Mu for democracy
notes.erlend.shsoft announcement for... at://news – collectively-sourced, weather reports of the atmosphere. Anyone can help contribute on the open @semble.so collection: semble.so/profile/chrisshank.com/collec… @leaflet.pub publication (starting end of this week): at-news.leaflet.pub
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Maybe the more interesting question is how this can be sourced collectively rather than relying on the good will of a single individual? Can we dogfood atproto to make this happen? (e.g. @semble.so open collections) This is a great example for the need of collective sensemaking.
We have some news you can use on the blog this fine Monday! Ozone, our mod tool, is adding a new *report-based* moderation workflow, which enables higher-context moderating, better collaboration, auditing, and more! Check it: atproto.com/blog/report-based-moderation
Report-Based Moderation in Ozone - AT Protocol
atproto.comOur April updates are out! (Sorry we're a bit late - in a busy stretch here) On launching @semble.so connections, and lots of community contributions 🫶 "Sense is being made" -- @joebasser.com
Cosmik Updates: April 2026
blog.cosmik.network
