







The time is right: Organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses
If we organize, we can have a big impact in the fight against the surveillance-industrial complex.

"The S is for surveillance": fighting KOSA and bad internet bills in the ATmosphere and the fediverses
Part 2 of The Time Is Right: shifting from theory to practice.

The Atmosphere as research infrastructure
Vigilantism comes for Flock
More Americans than ever are destroying Flock license plate cameras amid rising backlash against the company. Is the tide turning on intrusive U.S. mass surveillance, and where does the privacy fight go next?

Gazing Back at the Surveillance Cameras That Watch Us (Published 2018)
These photographers explored the implications of a culture of pervasive monitoring.

Reflections on ATmosphere Conference 2026...
Managing scientific knowledge for policy on the ATmosphere - Mathew's newsletter
Two types of Atmosphere toolkit are needed if ATScience is to help scientists do science and better communicate it to other audiences: one serving the researchers and their teams, the other focused on aggregation and synthesis.
Stop Advertising The Atmosphere As Speculative Technology - thoughts (tiny)
The atproto enthusiast community is inadvertently turning others off to the ecosystem

Slowly, Then Quickly: What AtmosphereConf Made Visible - AT Protocol
With AtmosphereConf 2026 wrapped, Boris Mann and Ted Han join to talk about what the gathering surfaced in the ecosystem. From the IETF working group, the move beyond a single foundation, to a growing layer of co-ops, regional meetups, and independent stewards.

New blog and first release of Atmosphere Community | Offprint
We are in the midst of making a bunch of changes, so your first intro to the new blog was likely the August 2024 Tech...

ATmosphereConf 2026 - Sooraj's Scribbles
My thoughts and experiences as I volunteered at ATmosphereConf 2026!
Reporting from #ATmosphereConf protocolsforpublishers.com/atmosphereconf-2026/
ATmosphereConf 2026
protocolsforpublishers.comThe time is right: Organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses thenexusofprivacy.net/the-time-is-right/ If we organize, we can have a big impact in the linked fights against different aspects of the surveillance-industrial complex
The time is right: Organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses
thenexusofprivacy.netmultiple ways of understanding the atmosphere are good - you can store extra stuff in your bluesky account : good - an open file system for your social graph : good - an ocean of possibility created by freeing data from the clutches of big tech : good different approaches reach different people
After AtmosphereConf I was hit with the realization that I couldn't continue working in corporate tech where I had could not see the impact of my or the companies work on communities. I've started a new venture, Eskahlay, rooted in my nubian culture to build sustainable community technology.
Eskahlay UG
Focusing on community technology A waterwheel, a protocol, and the case for technology that communities can own.
Building on interest at #ATmosphereConf, some resources and links about starting cooperatives
Incorporating Archives
Co-op Clinic – Technical Assistance Services
Coops 4 Coops
We are Sepheo!

Cooperative Technologists Community Discourse Forum
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