Looking forward to seeing everyone soon! If you're attending, don't be shy and come say hi.

Thanks @betakit.com for naming Gander a 2026 Most Ambitious honouree in the Sovereign Stack category. There is no sovereignty without technology. The spaces where we connect, organize (and the data we create doing it) need to be our own.

Jen discusses our decision to add verification to Gander for folks who want to post, comment or chat. Our approach keeps ID info out of our hands and adds a layer to reduce bots, bad actors, and harm to kids. Does everyone love it? Nope. But that's what friction is. gandersocial.ca/blog...

This sort of thing I believe is why @gandersocial.ca made such a point of being exclusively hosted on Canadian servers. Good call.

One of our most pre-eminent beta testers articulating "but why Gander?" better than we ever could!

From our upcoming release: gandersocial.ca/blog/oh-we-d...

Canadian Gander Social update @gandersocial.ca #Canada

To any of my fellow Canadians who are feeling jaded or discouraged, can I just say that spending a few min on Gander is like going back in time 20 years on social media. It is so wholesome and so random. Videos of birds in trees, pictures of ice fishing, and lots of Canuckle results. I love it. 🥰 🇨🇦

How we're feeling at @gandersocial.ca after @atmosphereconf.org.

COO @jennie-gander.bsky.social of @gandersocial.ca talks about the app. They have 9k beta users and 30k in the wings and they are almost ready to open up. 🇨🇦 Part of our international #ATmosphereConf lightning talk session

📌Update: Feb 4📌 - 1,500 invites sent this week + 3,000 next. Landing Tues-Thurs weekly. - Our first release thanks thanks to all those plucky beta testers. - Part I of a snazzy new UI, news links show bias/credibility reliably, Gander Feed is live. Full details: gandersocial.ca/blog/release...

Jen Mitchell talked about @gandersocial.bsky.social, a Canadian-built and hosted, values-driven social media platform designed to offer a safer, saner, and more accountable alternative to the big, foreign owned, platforms. vimeo.com/1140415998?s...

@chipnick.com representing @transrights.northsky.social on stage #euroskylive

What would a 100% Canadian social media platform look like? The team at @gandersocial.bsky.social is about to find out. By giving Canadians control over their data, their feeds, and more, they’re hoping to offer a viable alternative for American social media.