the intercommunal net,
scaling safe communities
with shared resources &
democratic tools
scaling safe communities
with shared resources &
democratic tools
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.
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
Reclaiming Social Spaces: Are Open Source Platforms a Path for More Human Connection?
What if social media platforms were built to serve their communities, not billionaires? Join us with the founder of Blacksky as we explore the potential of open source social media.
Imagine a Future Worth Building | Mozilla Foundation is Backing Builders
What if technology could be shaped by people and communities on their own terms, for the problems in front of them?Mozilla Foundation is betting on the people who are bold enough to answer those questions.
Meet the 2026 Open Payments Accelerator Cohort
Blacksky Algorithms (opens in a new tab) is building native payment infrastructure for the AT Protocol to enable peer-to-peer payments for mutual aid and community support. By embedding payments directly into the social networks where communities already organize and communicate, the project aims to make financial support more accessible and seamless. Its interoperable approach reduces dependence on separate bank apps, crowdfunding platforms, and external payment links, creating a more connected payment experience across platforms.
How do you keep it safe and constructive online? The difficult work of moderators
Built on open software, Blacksky is part of a growing universe of open social media, which NRC is also experimenting with. Its operation can be compared to e-mail. Worldwide, people use different email servers (think: KPN, Ziggo, Gmail, Soverin, Proton). Still, mails arrive. That’s because those servers speak the same technical language, the protocol. That’s how it works with open socials.
What Happens When You Have a Choice? : A Breakdown of The People’s Assembly and Blacksky’s Vision for Democratic Tooling
Blacksky’s foundation is built on self-governance and self-determination. We took learnings from Black and Brown revolutionaries with our belief that everyone has the ability and the self-efficacy to do the things that are best for their community, but we also realize that that ability is something that is not seen as a right that everyone should be able to experience. Due to this, we sought out to create a solution, at least in the digital space, specifically for Blacksky.