Visibility shouldn’t harm your team. And safety shouldn’t mean disappearing. Responsive Privacy explores how organizations can adjust public visibility during moments of risk without permanently deleting people and their work online. Explore the research here 👇 responsiveprivacy.org/research/syn...

What becomes possible when moderation, identity, and trust are treated as infrastructure rather than platform features? That’s the central question behind Philliph Drummond’s latest reflection piece after attending #ATmosphere 2026. Read more here 👇 superbloom.design/learning/blo...

How do people actually experience security tools? We're exploring the gap between security advice and everyday reality through our latest new Polis conversation. Share your perspective and tell us what resonates with you 👇 pol.is/7v2m4xd5jk

What do you think the prompt is for music composers for airline safety videos? Pleasant, but anxious? Cycling, unclear if when the ending comes? Minor but happy?

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

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

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

🗓️ Today in one sentence for Thursday, April 2, 2026. Day 1899: "We can't take care of day care. We’re fighting wars."

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/...

I'm really feeling the #FOMO of not making it to #ATmosphereConf this year, but please go find @dredpirates.bsky.social and say hello!

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...

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.

**Can you help us do a little bsky survey by reposting this** ➡️ What checklists/guides would you like to see ActivistChecklist.org create next? Comment below! 👇 Could be anything in the realms of activist digital security, physical safety, operational security, vetting, specific tools, etc.

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...

The PlowNYC tracker has now been activated. Shows you how recently any street has been plowed. Check it out at nyc.gov/plownyc. Thank you to the 1000s of @nycsanitation.bsky.social workers out there battling this blizzard.

“Mutual aid has always been about more than money. But money, shared intentionally, can be a powerful expression of solidarity. This is us building toward that future.“ Read about what’s coming with Blacksky Cash in our latest blog! blackskyweb.xyz/money-for-mu...

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

Who wants 3D printed whistles to give out in their community? Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.

I was so behind in posting #jobs to my mailing list that 84 of the links had expired!! I'm caught up now, but phew!

Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."

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

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

A new 3-state Replicase challenge has been launched on Eterna and will only be open for two weeks before sequences are collected for experimental testing at the Das Lab. Will Eterna players be able to improve the catalytic activity of the RNA polymerase? eternagame.org/labs/14183416

Attending #MozFest in Barcelona this week? @georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET. Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160

🚀 Up to €158K in funding for open-source software in the public interest! The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec. 🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025 🔓 Must be open source 🌍 EU-based teams welcome

📣 Thurs, Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at our Knowledge Exchange! We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic! Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2

Are you a researcher developing scientific software & interested in better incorporating UX into your development process? We’re hosting office hours as part of the STRUDEL science project! Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.

Are you at #GlobalGathering25 in Portugal? Come find Abhishek Sharma or me to chat, catch up and see if there are things we can do together, @superbloom.design + you!

Water bottles have been my travel nemesis this year. I'm down 2 so far this year, and today the delay almost made me miss a flight 🤦🏼‍♀️. I'm just trying to stay hydrated!

#Voting where I can: - union - local school council elections - boards - shareholders - primaries Remember you have lots of types of #power!

I'm seeing a lot of misuse of the phrase "common sense".

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Two busy weekends in a row... From #ATmosphereConf to #8JahrePrototypeFund Love being around amazing #OpenSource projects, even on a Saturday 🤣

reading: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-fut... by @older.bsky.social and @blairglencorse.bsky.social

is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat? ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details) smh - Secret Message Hahahaha tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat) gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg

Are there tools that help me check and migrate my other social media accounts to BlueSky? I'm thinking about some content that keeps me engaged on different platforms, and wondering how to find what's here in a less manual way

Notes & cites are up for my #ATmosphereconf talk, thanks again to everyone who beamed my head in when I couldn't travel! I'm so bummed to miss the hallway track, but I'm around on here and working at www.wrecka.ge, let's talk <3 erinkissane.com/atconf

[An observation about bridging / something to consider is that it facilitates context collapse. Networks that started in/as separate spaces have different community expectations and, well, vibes. This isn't to say bridging is bad. It's a side-effect.]

“You can’t scare people in to using something, you need to attract them with joy.” @rudyfraser.com

Super great talk by the epic @rudyfraser.com about horseless carriages and skeuomorphisms in building new things. #ATmosphereconference

What if you watched a full day really quickly.

Day 2 at #AtmosphereConf and super excited for Erin Kissane's kickoff which should be a barnstormer if it's anything like her talk at #XOXOFest last year.

@kissane.bsky.social’s speech at #atmosphereconf includes a definition of Vernacular vs. Monumental Institutions. Emergent and Highly Local, these include things like free medical clinics in Greece. Vernacular Institutions are “More useful than that are Legible”

Cyd 1.1.2 released! This version fixes a few small issues docs.cyd.social/blog/cyd-1.1.2

“Losing section 230 keeps me up at night” is such a mood @ngerakines.me

“We had to explain DNS to Flava Flav this one time.” Quote of the Conference will be hard to top from @pfrazee.com! #ATmosphereConf.