To what extent can people with no special digital safety background independently evaluate and select security tools that meet their needs? We’re gathering insights on real-world decision-making. Take our 1-2 minute polis: pol.is/2dtekhpvdk #DigitalSecurity#safetytools #UXdesign #digitalsafety

MakeShift 2026 Public Reception & Showcase is happening next week! We’ll be sharing interactive projects, prototypes & experiments exploring what accountable technology could look and feel like in public life. Join us for presentations from 5 PM. Refreshments provided! #MakeShift2026 #CivicTech

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the most widely recommended security measures. But what happens when the experience is frustrating or unreliable? We’re exploring this tradeoff in our latest Polis. 👉 Share your perspective: pol.is/8udrjxfbnh #DigitalSecurity #2FA #PublicInterestTech

MakeShift 2026 program is now live! From AI transparency & civic tech to responsive public spaces and participatory governance, this year’s sessions explore what accountable technology could look like in practice. Join us on May 20-21 in NYC! Learn more here: makeshift2026.dtpr.io/program

If someone drops a security tool early, is that failure — or a rational decision? As part of our wider research on security tools, we’re collecting views on how people decide what to keep or drop. Share your thoughts here 👉 pol.is/8buydnccfj #DigitalSecurity #Usability #PublicInterestTech

NGOs often run on a stack of security tools: VPNs + password managers + 2FA. This offers more security in theory, but in practice, it can make day-to-day management harder. Where’s the tipping point? We’re exploring this in our latest 1-2 minute Polis 👇 pol.is/6dmdzed9mu #DigitalSecurity #CivicTech

We’re running a series of short Polis prompts over the next 2 weeks on #security & #usability for a new Superbloom research project. The focus: how people actually make decisions about security tools in practice. We’ll be sharing 9 questions. Here’s the first 👇 pol.is/8buydnccfj #UX #CivicTech

The #tech we build for #democracy can’t just be well-intentioned — it needs to be strategic, says Matt Stempeck on civic tech and long-term impact. Read the full profile of the Civic Tech Field Guide creator here👇 indianexpress.com/article/tech... #CivicTech #Democracy #PublicInterestTech

MakeShift 2026 is open for registration! 📍 May 20–21, NYC 👉 Register now: luma.com/602z282n On the agenda: – Building the Accountability Layer for Public AI – Surface Tensions: Threatcasting The Augmented City – Participatory AI workshops – Civic tech prototypes #MakeShift2026 #CivicTech

One big takeaway from #IJF last week? News outlets are rethinking their relationship with Big Tech. The old value exchange is breaking down, and it’s unclear what will replace it in the GenAI era. More collective action is emerging. Missed it? Rewatch the sessions here www.journalismfestival.com

Save the date: MakeShift 2026 (NYC, May 20-21) Digital systems shape our cities but remain largely invisible. #MakeShift is about making them more legible, understandable, and trustworthy. Panel sessions + #DTPR design challenge projects. More soon! Register here 👉 luma.com/602z282n

Congratulations to Civic Tech Field Guide on making it to a decade! Help keep this vital resource going by donating below! 👇

Read Victory Brown’s latest piece in @globalvoices.org exploring how tools like #Grok are amplifying online abuse and what that reveals about AI governance and platform design. globalvoices.org/2026/04/10/w... #DigitalRights #AI #OnlineSafety #OnlineGenderBasedViolence #EndGBV

Still thinking about #MakeShift2026? You’ve got more time to apply! We’ve extended the call for proposals deadline by one week. More details below 👇 📅 New deadline: Friday, April 17 📍 MakeShift 2026 | NYC Design Week ✍ Apply: forms.gle/gbVY6rc93JSm... 🔍 Guide: tinyurl.com/makeshiftguide

We'll be in #Perugia next week for the International Journalism Festival! If you’re exploring public-interest infrastructure for media, DM us or come find us! We'd love to chat. We'll be around between sessions to host a coffee meet-up. More details to come! www.journalismfestival.com #IJF26

📣 Final call: MakeShift 2026 call for proposals closes this Friday! We're asking what it would look like to design technology in public spaces that people can actually see, understand, and trust. ✍ Apply here: forms.gle/gbVY6rc93JSm... 🔍 Read our guide: tinyurl.com/makeshiftguide

The systems shaping public space are mostly invisible. That’s a design choice we can change! Join MakeShift 2026. You can either: → propose sessions → or submit a project for the #DTPR #designchallenge ⏰ Deadline: April 10 📍MakeShift 2026, NYC Design Week in May 2026 Apply: forms.gle/gbVY6rc93JSm...

Last call for @schoolofdata.nyc tomorrow! We’re running a workshop with #HelpfulPlaces on #DTPR for #AI, focusing on making AI systems more transparent in public spaces. 📅 March 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT 📍 CUNY School of Law, Queens (Room 2-116) Join us: nycsodata26.sched.com/event/2I0ou/...

We’ll be at #ATmosphereConf 2026 this week in #Vancouver. We're interested in connecting with folks working on: • accountable AI • digital trust • civic tech Come say hi if you’re around 👋 More info here: atmosphereconf.org #ResponsibleTech #CivicTech #PublicInterestTech #DigitalRights

🔔 Tomorrow in NYC How do we #design #tech that actually respects #privacy? Join a conversation with Robert Stribley + a fireside chat with Georgia Bullen at the School of Visual Arts. 📅 March 25 📍 ixD Studio, School of Visual Arts, NYC 👉 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

📣 Submissions for MakeShift 2026 are open & the deadline is approaching! We’re inviting proposals that explore how technology in public space can be made more visible, accountable, and understandable. 📅 Deadline: April 10 Apply here: forms.gle/gbVY6rc93JSmPAcU8 #MakeShift2026 #CivicTech #DTPR

How do we design technology that protects people’s privacy? Join us at the School of Visual Arts for a reading & conversation with Robert Stribley, author of Design for Privacy, and Superbloom's Georgia Bullen. 📅 Wednesday, March 25, 4-5:30 pm Sign up here 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

🤖 Ever wanted to design your own AI assistant? Superbloom + @femmecubator.org.web.brid.gy are running a hands-on workshop where you’ll build a chatbot in one afternoon. 📅 March 20 📍 NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program, Brooklyn 👉 Register here: ctcspring-2026.eventbrite.com #AI #UX #UI

If you're interested in the topic of privacy at all, but especially as it pertains to digital design, join me and @georgiamoon.social (Exec Dir @superbloom.design) at SVA next Wed, 4pm for a reading from my book Design for Privacy followed by Q&A. Plus drinks and snacks! sva.edu/events/desig...

🎉 We’re excited to be running a workshop at NYC School of Data with BetaNYC! We’ll share an early draft of DTPR for AI. 📅 March 28 | 2:30–3:30 PM 📍 CUNY School of Law Register: nycsodata26.sched.com/event/2I0ou/... #NYCSoData #CivicTech #DTPR

Call for Proposals - MakeShift 2026: Accountable Tech by Design Digital and AI systems shape public life, but most people can’t see how they work. We invite designers, artists, technologists, and researchers to reimagine how we design technologies that are legible, accountable, and trustworthy.

We worked with Throneless Tech to stress-test Bitpart, a secure comms platform for journalists & activists. Using Disaster Games and Personas Non Grata, we mapped risks across the human stack. Key takeaway: sustainability, governance & documentation are security. superbloom.design/learning/blo...

Our new User Experience Toolbox builds on 10 years of practice to connect usability, security and accessibility in one framework. Access our toolbox and share your thoughts with us! superbloom.design/learning/blo... #UX #UsableSecurity #Accessibility #OpenSource

Design theory isn’t just for designers. If you’ve ever tried to make a process easier for someone else, you are designing. This short video breaks down how objects (and software) signal what they want us to do. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0ab... #UX #Design #Security #OpenSource

At #PfPLondon, we heard powerful ideas on the future of publishing. @aendra.com showed how publishers can design their own newsfeeds on Bluesky. Interledger argued for micropayments to save journalism. @newsmastfoundation.org shared how it built a news app to support community-led local journalism.

Join us for tomorrow's new virtual session: Encryption & Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance 🗓️ 10 Feb | 16:00 GMT If you missed this conversation at #MozFest, we’re bringing it online! Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #civictech #encryption #surveillance

Building tools in the OTF ecosystem? When conditions are risky, usability becomes essential. That’s why we support teams through the UXD Lab. Interested in having us as a thought partner? Reach out! 📩 [email protected] www.opentech.fund/labs/uxd-lab/ #DigitalRights #OpenSource #CivicTech

Heading to #PfP✨London 2026? We’ll be there! @protocolsforpublishers.com is exploring open protocols for a sustainable, agentic web. The infrastructure decisions made now will shape how publishers navigate an AI-mediated web. If you’re there, let’s connect! protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026/

Building alternatives to extractive platforms is as much a design challenge as a technical one. Through UXD Lab, we work with tool teams to improve onboarding, usability & adoption. If your project could benefit from this support, do get in touch: 📩 [email protected] #CivicTech #Usability

Last week, Helpful Places + Superbloom teams came together during I-Corps training, supported by the National Science Foundation. Many thanks to our friends at @svanyc.bsky.social MFA ixD for hosting us for the week & helping us make the most out of the training! #DTPR #Training #Teamwork

Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys. Here are all the details 🎉 #ProtocolsForPublishers protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026/

Our latest bite-sized video looks at how visual choices influence what we notice, click, and avoid. This is a useful reminder that #UI #design is never neutral, and that even familiar “Continue / Cancel” buttons carry assumptions about behavior and power. 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Ll...

Trying to bring #UX into your #product development? Thinking about using #STRUDEL Kit? Join us for our next UX Office Hours for live feedback and practical guidance. 🗓 Jan 21, 2026 · 12pm ET / 9am PT 🔗 go.lbl.gov/StrudelOH (no sign-up) Bring questions or prototypes! Cc / @ucbids.bsky.social

Platforms say kids are protected. Research says otherwise. Children aren’t just harmed by content but also by design: defaults, dark patterns, friction & “safety” features. That’s what Veszna Wessenauer explains in her Superbloom piece. Read it here 👉 superbloom.design/learning/blo...

You might be more of a designer than you think. Here’s a bite-sized video by Superbloom’s Molly Wilson explaining affordances—how everyday objects signal what we’re “supposed” to do, and why that matters for design + security in software. 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0ab... #Design #UX

Platforms say kids are protected. Research says otherwise. Children aren’t harmed only by content, but by design: defaults, dark patterns, friction, and “safety” features that don’t work. Superbloom’s @wveszna.bsky.social explains why in her latest piece: superbloom.design/learning/blo...

Building on #Nostr or interested in decentralized social networks? We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a community survey on behalf of Nostr to understand how people worldwide use the protocol! ✍️ Take the survey now: survey.superbloom.design/878514 #OpenSource #Survey #Decentralization

Calling all devs, builders, and people interested in decentralized social networks! Nostr is gathering insights to learn how its global community engages with the platform & what support it needs going forward. ✍ Take the survey survey.superbloom.design/878514 #DecentralizedSocial #OpenProtocols

We were thrilled to join the #MozFest2025 session "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance.” Join us for the next session on 10 Feb 4 pm GMT, to discuss how we can protect children without resorting to surveillance. Register here 👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Calling all #Nostr developers, creators, and community builders! We’d love to hear how you’re using the protocol and how you see the ecosystem growing. Your voice matters! Take the survey👇 & share your perspective survey.superbloom.design/878514 #Decentralization #OpenSource #CommunitySurvey

This #GivingTuesday, help us to keep changing who tech serves. Your donation to Superbloom supports our fellowships, resources, and global design community. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org. 💚 Donate here: www.every.org/superbloom #CivicTech #Design4Good

The Nostr Community Survey is now LIVE! We’re gathering input from devs, builders, users & anyone curious about decentralised social networks. Your feedback helps shape Nostr’s future, from ecosystem support to global community growth. Take the survey now👇 survey.superbloom.design/878514

Just one week to go before #GivingTuesday! Donations help us build tools that change who technology serves. This year, why not donate to Superbloom? Your support keeps us growing. Every dollar goes directly to our nonprofit mission via Every.org. 💚 Donate here → www.every.org/superbloom

Need support with UX, project management, or community building? We offer coaching that connects you with expert mentors to help your tech or design project thrive. Get in touch to book a session superbloom.design/work/ux-guid... #Coaching #Superbloom

Superbloom has been creating micro-learning videos: brief lessons on ethical design + security. Here’s one by Molly: What does security have to do with design? (4:00) 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbnS... #Security #Design #OpenSource