Thank you, 2025. www.germnetwork.com/blog/thank-y...

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse sending the first DM....... 🐭💬🔇

It's the last night of Chanukah. Keep shining bright, germs! 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🥔🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

Holiday checklist: 🍿Popcorn: popped 🪵 Firewood: stacked 🧩 Puzzle: opened 📲 Germ DM: downloaded

We're still bringing cohorts off the waitlist. Add your name now to try Germ x Bluesky/ATProto before we go public! www.germnetwork.com/beta-waitlist

This holiday season, give the gift of gossip. Best served end-to-end encrypted. Love, Germ 💝

Has it really been a year? Our cofounder and CEO Tessa takes a look back at 1 year in the AT Protocol community—up now in two parts on her @leaflet.pub blog.

Just added your #germinbio for #WaitlistWednesday? Your friends don't need Germ yet to chat with you. Just click the link and let our App Clip handle the rest.

It’s #WaitlistWednesday! Beta build 3733 is out and a new batch of testers are invited to set up their #germinbio. (Check your spam folder!)

new build who dis

Another shout out to @germnetwork.com for displaying the Blacksky logo for users hosted on our PDS. Also leading the way by calling it atproto and not just bluesky

You called? Check in on Discord Tuesdays, in 25 minutes, today at 1pm PST. discord.gg/W7Py23U4

And what a year it's been. Sign up for our monthly newsletter in time for our 2025 look back. ☎️

Has it really been a year? Our cofounder and CEO Tessa takes a look back at 1 year in the AT Protocol community—up now in two parts on her @leaflet.pub blog.

It’s been a big year for Germ. Sign up for our monthly newsletter in time for our look back at 2025. ⌛

Germ is private messaging, freed from the phone number. 👽 End-to-end encrypted 🤖 Bluesky handle = your ID 🎩 Link in bio that works like magic 🪄 App Clip = no downloads See a germ link? Just click to chat. 🐰

Germ has received a Cypherpunk Fellowship for our open-source contributions to Messaging Layer Security. Many thanks to @protocollabs.bsky.social and @web3privacy.info for the support. Check out our full announcement: www.germnetwork.com/blog/germ-cy...

Congratulations!

Congrats @tessa.germnetwork.com @markmx.bsky.social @anna.germnetwork.com!!

What a week friends. Now pass me my snacks, turn up the record player, and let's send some DMs. 🍿📻💬

Germ has received a Cypherpunk Fellowship for our open-source contributions to Messaging Layer Security. Many thanks to @protocollabs.bsky.social and @web3privacy.info for the support. Check out our full announcement: www.germnetwork.com/blog/germ-cy...

It's been a big year for Germ. Want to keep up with all the news? Sign up for our newsletter before the next one drops.

Launch a friend's chat—no App Store needed. 🎩 🪄 💫 Our App Clip launches from all of our links and QR codes. Just share.

Germ DM’s end-to-end encrypted messages are available now, no ATProto needed. We’re live in the App Store with a multi-identity messenger that keeps you in control. 🌎📲

It's holiday card season, but Germ never holds back on good news. Sign up for our newsletter for the inside scoop from the team, straight to your inbox once a month. 🍵 📬 www.germnetwork.com/newsletter

Germ DM for ATProto brings you: ✅ End-to-end encrypted DMs ✅ Link in bio that works like magic ✅ App Clip = no downloads ✅ Bluesky handle = your ID Get on the beta waitlist now. www.germnetwork.com/beta-waitlist

Into the Germ x ATProto beta, but waiting for your friends? It's #WaitlistWednesday! So tag a few homies and we'll jump them in line. E2EE DMs are coming your way. 🔜

Tfw you sign up to receive an e-mail, but your inbox filter hides it anyway. Control over our platforms can't come soon enough. 🥲 We're doing our part, building E2EE DMs for open social media.

Questions for the team? Check in on Discord Tuesdays, today at 1pm PST.

🔎 You found out there are E2EE DMs for #atproto. ✍️ You signed up for the waitlist. 📭 And now, you’re looking out for our e-mail. 📬 Don’t forget: check your spam folder!

Germ is the end-to-end encrypted messenger that lets you talk to exactly who you want to. Our integration with ATProto is in closed beta now. Want to try the magic? Hop on the waitlist now. 🎩 🪄 🐰

Have you sent or received a Germ DM yet? Drop your emoji: 😁 I’m in the beta 👀 I got a DM 🤔 Not yet, but watching 💭 Wait what’s Germ?

The sun is low, the heat is on high, the evening plans are Germ DM. Have a restful weekend, friends. And yeah, send the first DM. 💚

✅ End-to-end encrypted DMs ✅ Link in bio that works like magic ✅ App Clip = no downloads ✅ Bluesky handle = your ID Our beta is live. Why wait? Get on the list now.

Germ’s link in bio shows up anywhere your #atproto handle does. So you can DM: 💃 The @skylight.social creator who blew your mind 🥠 The @leaflet.pub writer who taught you something new 😭 The @blackskyweb.xyz poster whose meme changed your life Who are you DM’ing first?

#Atproto is our ecosystem. 🦋 Germ DM is our underground. 🦠 End-to-end encrypted messages with your atproto handle. In beta, now.

Just added your Germ link-in-bio? Tell your friends: to send you a secret message, just click. No App Store required.

Who wants to chat? #germinbio

Just got off the waitlist? Welcome to Germ for atproto! Tag a couple friends you need to DM with and we’ll get them off the list faster. #WaitlistWednesday

✅ End-to-end encrypted DMs ✅ Link in bio that works like magic ✅ App Clip = no downloads ✅ Bluesky handle = your ID Our beta is live. Why wait? Get on the list now.

Sun setting earlier? Good, more time to Germ DM. 🌅💬

Something to share with Team Germ? Check in on Discord Tuesdays, today at 1pm PST.

Sometimes the biggest news isn’t splashed across the timeline. It slides right into your DMs.

*hacker voice* I'm in.

Are you a black hat... or a green hat? With Germ's baseball caps, you can be both. 💚🖤 germnetwork.bigcartel.com

So who'd we DM with this weekend? 🫣

We’re thankful for our team, for you, for the days off, and for our right to privacy. Catch ya next week, germs. 🧡

⚓🏴‍☠️ Got an anchr in your bio? You’ve waited long enough. Reply here and we’ll get you off the waitlist for #WaitlistWednesday

Germ's end-to-end encryption means no one can read what you write down in our app except you and the people you send it to. Thanks, cryptography. 🔐🔑

Decentralization is the heart of #atproto. Very happy we got some bugs cleared out so that users on any PDS can log into Germ 🐝