Improve your life, send more DMs 💞

Trasformare BlueSky in una piattaforma di comunicazione interpersonale privata, anzi privatissima. Bella idea. Visto che in Svizzera avete tutti l'aifon, datevi una mossa, che (ad oggi) Germ è solo per eppol. Poi ci si sente... #bluesky #germ #atmosphere

We do handle your PDS migration in fact. If the app needs you to, it will prompt you to log in again. More generally, the way to "log out" of atproto is to delete that card from its settings. Me> tap your atproto card> Delete. But again - no need for your use case. 🌍

It's been a big week! What's a secret you kept all week? Omg, KIDDING! What's something you're proud of from this week? 🤭😮‍💨

On atproto, photos > e2ee messaging still exists 📸💬 Jump straight from @grain.social into private messaging on Germ

🦠 Germ: The Prequel 💚

Lots more info is waiting for you on our user guide. If you had a user guide, what would be your #1 instruction?

Germ DM brings you end-to-end encrypted messaging, right from your handle. That means no one can read your messages except the person you’re talking to. Not us, not Bluesky, not anyone. 🤫🥷😶‍🌫️

We'd love to get to know our new followers. What brings you here? Why do you care about private messaging? We know you're shy. But we love when you say hi 👋🔒💚

Keep your private comms private with Germ messaging. It's super easy to install and is like Signal, but for your messages on here.

We'd love to get to know our new followers. What brings you here? Why do you care about private messaging? We know you're shy. But we love when you say hi 👋🔒💚

Whether you're on Bluesky, Blacksky, another PDS, or using a custom domain, you can use Germ for totally private chats.

Good morning to our new friends! Germ is built and backed by the engineers behind Apple's iMessage, E2EE Facebook Messenger, Cisco Webex, and Cloudflare Research. We never spy on you—we literally can't. So if you want to get to know us, just say hi 👋💚

Android-User:innen können sich hier in die Warteliste eintragen: 👇5/

Anders als bei @signal.org oder WhatsApp müsst ihr Euren Account weder mit Eurer Telefonnummer, noch mit einer Emailadresse verknüpfen - Euer Bluesky/AT-Proto-Handle genügt! Es funktioniert auch, wenn Euer Account bei @eurosky.social oder @blackskyweb.xyz gehostet ist. 4/

Die normalen DM von Bluesky haben lediglich eine Transportverschlüsselung, sind aber bisher nicht E2E-verschlüsselt. Germ nutzt Messaging Layer Security (MLS), einen neuen, von der Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) genehmigten Standard sowie das AT-Protokoll von Bluesky. 3/

Gegründet wurde das kalifornische Startup Germ von Tessa Brown und Mark Xue. @tessa.germnetwork.com ist eine Kommunikationswissenschaftlerin, die zuvor in Stanford lehrte. @markmx.bsky.social war vorher Datenschutzingenieur bei Apple und arbeitete an Technologien wie iMessage und FaceTime. 2/

DM bei Instagram sind ab dem 8. Mai nicht mehr Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselt. Bluesky integriert die E2E-verschlüsselten DM des Drittanbieters @germnetwork.com.

This is very cool! A super supportive collaborative, ecosystem approach over a winner-takes-all mindset. Feel free to send me a Germ DM if you want to test it out 🙂

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It took me 2 minutes but only because I couldn't remember my bsky password. Germ me.

Your Bluesky DMs are stored on their servers. Your Germ DMs are stored on your phone. End-to-end encryption means only you and the person you’re talking to can read them. Not us, not Bluesky, just you. 💚🔒

Germ DM setup literally takes 5 seconds. Prove me wrong 😅

And Android users, sign up here for the only update you care about from us: germnetwork.com/android-waitlist

Thanks, Bluesky! Log in with any Atmosphere account for end-to-end encrypted messaging right from your profile. Get it all set up in Germ DM, available now for iOS with more support in the works. apps.apple.com/us/app/germ-...

Keep it private! We’re adding more ways to connect with other Atmosphere apps. You can now launch Germ’s E2E encrypted messaging from Bluesky profiles. Check out @germnetwork.com for more.

Germs are for friends. Look out for the Germ DM button on the profiles of friends you follow. If you see it, you can message them! 🆗👍🏃

It's Discord Tuesday! Make friends to Germ with away from the glare of the skyline. Find your crew at 1pm PST.

Release 3.0.4 is live! Our latest release makes it smoother than ever to get started in Germ. Have the app already? Let your friends know they can send you a super-private message with just a tap. 👆️📲 💬

Germ is the private layer of the Atmosphere. Link Germ DM to your product account and take questions from your users, right from the ATStore 🙋‍♀️📬💬

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You loved their photo. Now actually say hi. Jump from @grain.social straight into Germ DM. 📸⏭️👯‍♀️

Who’s the first person you talk to on Monday mornings? 🌻👋

It's a conference talk! That's also a leaflet post! Watch! Read! Watch while you read! Read while you watch!

You're sharing your favorite books, movies, music, and games on @popfeed.social. Did you know you can take the convo private with just a tap? Drop into Germ DM from Popfeed. The first atproto app to ever ship the Germ button—even before Bluesky! 📚️🎧️🎬️👾

Imagine connecting with anyone without fear 💚

Happy to help germinate the atmosphere 🦠☁️

Some like to watch, some like to read. The full transcript and a cleaned up video of my AtConf '26 talk are now up on my @leaflet.pub tl;dr? Germ protocolizes the granting and withdrawing of consent for digital relationships. And that's a good thing. rhosf.leaflet.pub/3mkq3z4pmy22d

Germ tunnels private channels and chambers where we can be freer, together. 🦎🐿️

Germ is a mycelium made of cryptography that, through use, decomposes your digital footprint. 🍄🍂🦶

Germ DM 3.0.3 is live! We’ve been working on something crucial: making sure all of you can log in! 📲🏃🪂 If you had trouble logging in before, now is a great time to try again. Remember, you can also delete any Germ DM links from your bios.

See you in 1 hr ☎️

Need a reminder on what alternatives there are for the "other" social media. @pckt.blog is for blogging @pinksky.app for Instagram @sprk.so or @skylight.social for short-form video content @scrapboard.org for Pinterest Any others I should add? @germnetwork.com is available for E2E messaging...

Many thanks to @thisismissem.social, @bad-example.com, and @not.germ.ceo for the significant infrastructure work that went into improving logins in this release! Thrilled to join the apps transitioning off atproto transitional scopes as we mature the login experience for atproto apps.

Love to see fine grained OAuth scopes

The team has been grinding to make sure you can log in. Didn't work before? Now's the time to try again! Totally private, end-to-end encrypted chats. Right from your Atmosphere handle.

Germ DM 3.0.3 is live! We’ve been working on something crucial: making sure all of you can log in! 📲🏃🪂 If you had trouble logging in before, now is a great time to try again. Remember, you can also delete any Germ DM links from your bios.

It's Discord Tuesdays! Check in with the team at 1pm PST.

You’re already watching your friends’ videos on @orbyt.video orbyt now links to Germ DM, so you can jump from the comments into into a totally private conversation. Just tap! 📺️🪂💬

The real XChat? It's @germnetwork.com