the intercommunal net,
scaling safe communities
with shared resources &
democratic tools

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What is Blacksky Algorithms?

Every online community should control its own destiny. We’re building the intercommunal net where communities can use decentralized tools to govern themselves, pool resources, and stay safe on their own terms.

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Safe Spaces, Your Way

Build communities where people actually want to hang out. Set your own rules, moderate content together, and create spaces that work for your community.

Fund Things Together

Pool money for what matters to your community. Whether it’s covering server costs, paying creators, or funding local projects.

Decide Together

Make decisions as a community, not as subjects of a platform. Vote on changes, allocate resources democratically, and govern your space with decentralized tools built for collective decision-making.

Recent Posts

ASF@5 Convening in New Orleans, Nov 2023
Warrior Women Project

Rethinking Digital Storage for Community-Based Archives

We are at a tipping point where “digital convenience” has become a trap for community memory. For archives and ongoing movements, the corporate cloud is no longer a neutral storage locker — it is a liability.

We Distribute Relay
We Distribute

January 30th, 2026: New Frontiers

Blacksky Algorithms has announced an amazing new initiative to support mutual aid called BlackSky Cash. It’s a thought-provoking effort with impressive goals, and it’s exciting to see what’s coming here.

mutual aid
marisa

Money for mutual resilience: Introducing Blacksky Cash

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.

Blacksky Anniversary Graphic in Pen & Pixel style
Rudy Fraser

Anniversary

A year ago, an investor asked what I’d build if I had the freedom. This is the answer: blacksky.cash for private payments and blacksky.tech for one-click infrastructure. We’re just getting started.

The Culture Docent
The Culture Docent

Rudy Fraser x Blacksky Algorithms: The Architecture of Sovereign Communities | Episode 18

Sovereignty is not an aesthetic. It is infrastructure.” In a digital landscape defined by extraction and surveillance, true autonomy requires owning the platform, not just the profile. In Episode 18, we sit down with Rudy Fraser, founder of Blacksky Algorithms, to dismantle the current state of the internet. We discuss the creation of sovereign internet communities and the unique challenges faced by Black leaders in tech. This is not just about coding; it is about the “praxis of autonomy”—building open-source, community-driven platforms that prioritize privacy over profit.