Blacksky Moderation

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Hi! It's your favorite Community Safety & Support Steward @ Blacksky! We recently updated our docs.blacksky.community website with new documents based on your feedback via Blacksky People's Assembly. This thread has the latest drops -- Blacksky Community Guidelines & Blacksky Moderation and Labeler!

Slowly getting there. The next version of @skeetsapp.com will let you set custom proxy headers so that you can use other AppViews - like that of @blackskyweb.xyz
CC @rude1.blacksky.team

for those interested, this is where you pay us (Blacksky)

Network graph of Blacksky infrastructure showing personal data servers, global relays, algorithms, apps, and governance tools

Blacksky Algorithms is communal infrastructure.

Build Community Online with Decentralized Tools | Blacksky Decentralized tools to build community online. The intercommunal net where communities govern, pool funds and stay safe on their own terms.

Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀

🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media

A wide ranging convo between me & @rabble.nz for @revolution.social
→ past, present and future of Blacksky (the community + company)
→ mutual aid, susus, people's assemblies, etc
→ building protocols for people

wherever you get your podcasts.

I'll be representing Blacksky Algorithms in Barcelona for MozFest 2025 🇪🇸🌌

RxT:Community and Unbreaking Social Networks flier featuring Bridget Todd and Rudy Fraser

> What would technologies of freedom look like if designed with care, dignity, and justice at their core?

Tune into my virtual chat with @bridgettodd.bsky.social for Rights x Tech on Sept. 24th @ 1pm ET over Zoom

🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/rxtcommuni...

Blacksky People's Assembly Blacksky People's Assembly – a space for public deliberation and collective decision-making.

Please provide your input on @blackskyweb.xyz Community Guidelines (use of the feed, moderation, app, as well as developer/network services).

Anyone using our feeds, subscribed to our mod service, on the PDS/relay

Provide input via the following link 🗳️: assembly.blacksky.community/6carwc4nzj

What is Misogynoir? A deeper look into the anti-black racism and sexism that impacts Black Women and Black nonbinary, agender,and gender-variant folks By Dr. Kay Coghill, Community Safety and Support Steward - Blacksky Algorithms

New Post from your favorite Community Safety and Support Steward at @blackskyweb.xyz explaining Misogynoir, how we are working to moderate reports of it, and resources for you all to learn more about it!

S/O to my first post using @leaflet.pub !

leaflet.pub/7949ab92-a18...

We don't gather specific geolocation information.
We require our users to confirm they're over the age of 18.
We don't plan on blocking any users based on where they're located.

Screenshot of the report screen that shows where you can add 300 characters where to your report

Here are some moderation tips for Blacksky from your fav community safety and support steward @ Blacksky: When making a report, it is helpful to add some context to your report! It is helpful for moderators when looking at the report and reviewing it to make a decision.

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble SXSW 2026 Panelpicker. "Escaping Algorithmic Binds: Creators & Users vs. Corporate Social Media"

Then hop over to my other panel with @rabble.nz of @revolution.social and @bridgettodd.bsky.social to talk about how decentralized social media can benefit creators and users instead of Big Tech CEOs

🗳️vote for that one here: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

Voting just opened up for @sxsw.com 👀
I have two (2) potential panels that just opened for voting.
I need your 🫵🏾 vote to get there.

1st up is with @flipboard.com's @mmccue.bsky.social discussing what it takes to grow an inclusive, self-sustaining social platform

🗳️ vote for my fireside with Mike 👇🏾

Hi, I’m Zaria and I just wanted to say welcome to Blacksky ✨✨✨ Whether you're just joining us or have been part of our community, we're truly glad you're here. I'd love to share some helpful tips about the tools we've built to keep our community fun, safe, and empowered 🧵 (1/7)

Thanks for everyone’s patience while we transitioned to an independent company on the Open Collective platform. Also thank you to our previous fiscal host @oscollective.org for their support.

You can once again sponsor Blacksky’s work with a monthly contribution using the link below.

The menu that appears after clicking the 3 dots on a post. The "Report post" option is circled.

The screen that shows after reporting a post. Select moderator. To whom would you like to send this report? If subscribed to the Blacksky Moderation service, you'll have the option to select Blacksky.

This is what proper reporting looks like. If you're only tagging this account in a post, those notifications and DMs are NOT monitored. Reporting this way is the ONLY way to get a moderation report handled.

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If you're enjoying the Blacksky feeds, consider becoming a subscriber today. Subscriptions allow the developers and moderators behind Blacksky to invest more time and resources into making Blacksky a great community space.

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If you're here looking for the original BlackSky custom feed, you can find it linked in this post!

bsky.app/profile/did:...

If this is the only post you're seeing in the Blacksky feed, your access to the feed has been restricted due to suspicion that you are using the feed to target and harass marginalized users.

Decisions are final.