iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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What if you had an algorithmically-sorted feed, but YOU chose what to rank and prioritize? @jonathanstray.com and @noupside.bsky.social’s new project, @mysky.social, lets you tune and experiment with your own feed, exactly how you want it. 🎚️https://www.mysky.social/

Recommendation algorithms make choices about whose voices receive attention, which subjects dominate a conversation, what kinds of behavior get rewarded, and what each of us comes to understand as important. In other words, they perform some of the basic functions that shape a public sphere. So what would it mean to give people real control over those algorithms?

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 2h

Our latest newsletter takes on one of the most persistent myths in social media: that everything could be fixed w/ a reverse chronological feed. 🔄⌛https://newpublic.substack.com/p/meet-the-algorithm-you-can-actually

Engagement is a key signal for every recommender system used by a Big Tech company today. Systems that relentlessly optimize for engagement can amplify outrage, clickbait, and falsehoods. Yet purely chronological feeds are not an ideal solution either: whoever posts most often gets to be the loudest, it’s difficult to discover interesting people outside of your network, and experiments with Facebook and Instagram actually found that chronological feeds increased the amount of untrustworthy content.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 28/09/2026

A surprising stat from Murmuration’s new report, “Life in the Digital Age”: 57% of Americans use social media daily, and more say it usually leaves them feeling drained (18%) than happy (17%). murmuration.org/research/how...

A grouped horizontal bar chart from Murmuration (source: 7,449 Americans surveyed July–August 2026) titled "Social media's hold on people is deeply ambivalent: they keep coming back even though many don't like how it makes them feel." It shows reasons people return to social media, broken out by age group (18–30, 31–45, 46–60, 61+). Top reasons vary by age: entertainment and habit skew younger, while keeping up with friends and family rises sharply with age (54% for 18–45, up to 65% for 61+). Other categories include staying informed, shopping, work, following public figures, and activism.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 25/09/2026

New_ Public’s @joshpkramer.bsky.social shows what it looks like to manually control your social media algorithm with @mysky.social, a new experimental feed project. Just like the 🍔👑 says… Have it your way!

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 24/09/2026

We often think of AI as fueling online polarization, but new research suggests that — with the right rules in place — AI-powered tools might be able to help build healthier, more thoughtful conversations at scale. Emphasis on having the right rules in place! 👇 dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10....

A Jigsaw diagram titled "Where AI could improve Deliberations / Collective Dialogue Systems," noting it is illustrative and may not reflect every permutation of a CDS or deliberation. Steps are labeled with "HU" (Human) or "AI" icons to indicate who performs each task. The visible steps in a numbered sequence are: 01 — Train Facilitators: Human trains facilitators on CDS design, recruitment, moderation, results analysis, and communication; AI extends human trainer capacities through LLM Assistants and retrieval augmented generation (RAG). 02 — Recruit Participants: Human decides on best approach and selects participants. 03 — Educate Participants: Human curates educational content and diverse perspectives; AI customizes educational materials based on preexisting knowledge, uses generative social choice to convey diversity of expert opinions, and offers a fine-tuned LLM Assistant for interactive Q&A. Arrows indicate the sequence continues to steps 04 and 05, which are partially visible at the bottom.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 23/09/2026

@josephcox.bsky.social of @404media.co has had a front row seat to the various ways personal AI agents are being set loose on the internet, including: 🤖 joining video calls for no reason 🤖 releasing albums of AI music 🤖 wasting money 🤖 sending emails and posting online

404media.co

There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet

“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.

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Roundabout @roundabout.town · 23/09/2026

How did Roundabout go from a well-researched idea to an app piloting in communities across the US? It all starts with @newpublic.org Co-Director @eli.bsky.social sharing how we realized that reliable local info is a real need for many people and communities: newpublic.substack.com/p/your-towns...

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🏘️ 🌐 Your town’s online group matters more than you think

New_ Public Co-Director, Eli Pariser, on our new Local Lab

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 22/09/2026

Recipe for a fantastic dinner party vibe: ✉️ send the invites 🎵 curate tunes 🍝🍹provide vittles and libations 💡 set an intention for the evening 🚪 make sure no one overstays their welcome Doing this every day is what separates great online community stewards from simply “moderators”.

Brundrett sees community stewards as more than just moderators — almost like a “really great dinner party host,” he explained, whose role is more proactive than reactive. “It’s somebody who is thinking about, ‘hey, what do I want this to be?’ And they’re inviting people in, they’re setting the tone.”

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 21/09/2026

Social media algorithms don't allow us to understand or control what we see online and why... until now! Top scholars @jonathanstray.com and @noupside.bsky.social are sharing @mysky.social, a tool that allows users to adjust their feed’s priorities and explains why certain posts appear over others.

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🎛️📲 Meet the algorithm you can actually control and understand

Jonathan Stray and Renée DiResta introduce MySky, a feed that shows its work

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Roundabout @roundabout.town · 18/09/2026

An important milestone with Roundabout: Promising signs of civic participation in our North Chattanooga, TN, Roundabout community, where the most-clicked link in a recent newsletter was a local voter lookup tool 🗳️ This is a great example of @newpublic.org’s Civic Signals 👇

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Our Civic Signals research | New_ Public

The Civic Signals are 14 indicators of healthy online spaces, based on years of research into what makes online communities work.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 16/09/2026

Social media is often full-scale rhetorical warfare, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be online conflict. Priya Parker says there's another way: “healthy heat: the willingness to hold tension, with care, long enough for it to become clarifying.” theisolationjournals.substack.com/cp/215506446

“In twenty-five years as a conflict dialogue facilitator, I’ve learned something deeply counterintuitive: long-term communities need love, and they also need conflict. The relationships that last aren’t the ones that never fight. They’re the ones that learn how to fight well.

And yet, when disagreement enters the room, many groups reach for one of two options. We ricochet between unhealthy peace: ghosting, avoiding, quiet resentment, smoothing over with a breezy “No worries!” while privately seething. Or unhealthy conflict: humiliation, domination, takedowns, cancellation, sabotage, public shaming.”

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 15/09/2026

@anildash.com warns that “cancer capitalism” is what happens when venture capitalism, meant to only be a small portion of an investment portfolio, grows uncontrollably, to the detriment of the entire economy. www.anildash.com/2026/09/02/c...

“Many of the trends in society and politics that people are most angry about, from data centers being forced down everyone’s throats, to all of our favorite apps and services being enshittified, to politicians being paid to ignore the will of the people, are all being supercharged by these cancer capitalists.”

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 14/09/2026

We do not need to “accept all cookies” when it comes to tech innovation for the sake of innovation 😤 Atlantic writer @cwarzel.bsky.social and @hasanminhaj.com discuss how people are rejecting AI and pushing back — unlike the initial widespread acceptance of social media. youtu.be/z7lQdkiQfo4?...

"We're not just going to consent — we're not going to accept all cookies on your vision of society and the way that humanity goes."

"Couldn't agree more, brother. Reject all."

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 10/09/2026

Thanks to AI-powered tools, coding is more accessible than ever, but that doesn’t mean builders have decentralized tech know-how. Grey Area is offering an online course called “Beyond Big Tech” for community builders and designers building alternative tech futures! Apply by September 24th

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Beyond Big Tech: Building Alternative Futures for Personal Data and Infrastructure

Explore data sovereignty, self-hosting, and the decentralized web while gaining hands-on experience with tools for building community networks and alternatives to Big Tech.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 09/09/2026

We love seeing local news organizations playing an active role in building community and conversation 👏 On the 24th, New_ Public Co-Director @eli.bsky.social will be @texastribune.org Festival to discuss the impact of “Democracy in the Age of AI” alongside fellow journalism and tech experts.

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Texas Tribune Festival

The Texas Tribune Festival — three days of politics, policy, and ideas in the heart of Austin.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 08/09/2026

Less than 36 hours left to submit your application!!📝

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 04/09/2026

Where there is emerging technology, there are creative technologists playing in the space between art and tech 🌻💻🧑‍🎨 Turns out play and creativity have a long history in tech — thank you, Ioana Adriana Teleanu, for sharing this timeline on creative technologists!

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 04/09/2026

⏰Get your Entrepreneur in Residence applications in by September 9th! This virtual residency is for anyone who has an impactful tech idea to improve social connection and/or local information environments — but needs the resources, community, and organizational support to make it real!

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Enterpreneur in Residence

A virtual residency for founders with bold ideas for the internet

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 03/09/2026

Big Tech has been lying to us: they CAN make their platforms safer — and these rules can be applied globally. Meta Oversight Board member @nighatdad.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/meta-owes-th...

But whatever else the settlement settles, it ends one long argument about feasibility. Those of us who work on these harms outside the US have spent years being told that defaults like these would break the product, that the answer lay in parental supervision and digital literacy, that regulators misunderstood the engineering. Meta has now demonstrated that substantial changes to the product are possible. Which makes the limits of this agreement harder to ignore.

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Roundabout @roundabout.town · 02/09/2026

For thriving online groups, finding the right community stewards is everything. These aren’t just moderators — they’re unicorns 🦄 Stewards need to be entrepreneurial, emotionally intelligent, and discerning. @clockwerks.bsky.social, leading Roundabout @newpublic.org, lays it out in @niemanlab.org:

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 01/09/2026

Friend of New_ Public Darryl Holliday argues for civic media stewardship, invoking both New_ Public’s work with Roundabout and suggesting a broader meaning: www.amacad.org/daedalus/civ...

In the digital context, as organizations like New_ Public define it, stewards are volunteers and community leaders working to make online spaces inclusive and public-spirited, setting guidelines, navigating conflict, and deepening social trust. In the civic media context, information stewards are the documenters at public meetings, the community correspondents gathering neighborhood news, the information organizers who help residents access what they need to participate in local decision-making.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 01/09/2026

Our new virtual residency: 💸 Competitive stipend 🤝 Hands-on product and strategy support 📚 Access to 5 years of original research 🌐 A world-class network Application and FAQs at the link below. Deadline: Sept 9, 12pm PST newpublic.org/eir

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Enterpreneur in Residence

A virtual residency for founders with bold ideas for the internet

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 31/08/2026

Dead internet theory, the idea that AI will completely replace human internet content and activity, is wrong, or at least incomplete. 👇 Our analysis of why people use social media shows that humans aren’t immediately replaceable, especially in connection, belonging, and storytelling work.

Light blue background with teal "Connection Survives" label. Left side states "The human 'advantage' lies in the areas of connection, belonging, and creative expression." Right side shows chart with gradient bar from "HUMAN ADVANTAGE" to "AI ADVANTAGE." Six categories listed: Connecting & Belonging (26 jobs, LOW AI replacement), Expressing & Creating (17 jobs, LOW), Coordinating (19 jobs, MEDIUM), Influencing & Earning (24 jobs, MEDIUM), Enjoying & Escaping (22 jobs, HIGH), Learning & Deciding (26 jobs, HIGHEST). Each category includes example tasks.

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Roundabout @roundabout.town · 28/08/2026

For 50 years, we’ve had public media as a non-commercial alternative to what Newton Minow called the “vast wasteland” of for-profit media. Look at social media: slop, lies, fighting. The internet is also a vast wasteland. Once again, we need public media. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSj...

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Newton Minow, who saw television's "vast wasteland"

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 27/08/2026

Do you want three months to bring an idea to life? Managing Director at New_ Public, @angelquicksey.bsky.social, on the ideal candidate for our new Entrepreneur in Residence pilot. Deadline: Sept 9, 11:59pm PST newpublic.org/eir

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 26/08/2026

Our words create our reality — and our future. Here are a few terms that came out of our research on AI’s impact on social media and connection. We hope these help us discuss, debate, and imagine a healthier future together.

Agentic interfaces: An AI interface built for an audience of one to provide information and connection. Able to provide a personalized briefing of your own context.

AI-supported stewardship: Using AI-powered tools to nurture and maintain a healthy digital community space. Stewards can sometimes benefit from AI support as a community grows.

Hybrid public square: An internet that supports both humans and AI agents. Similar to a physical public square, this is a space designed around democratic participation, accessibility, and communal experiences.

Software abundance: Describing the phenomenon of widespread digital software creation with AI-powered coding tools. More digital products and platforms are entering the market. Builders can now create bespoke, smaller digital experiences that match specific community needs.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 25/08/2026

We are JUST scratching the surface of what’s possible with social technology. Do you have a form-breaking idea for an app or digital platform that connects or informs people? We’re offering you three months to organize your thoughts: newpublic.substack.com/p/what-if-yo...

If you have a wild idea that looks nothing like what’s come before, but is still about humans connecting to humans or local and civic information environments, that's awesome. If you're trying to reimagine how people communicate with one another using technology, great! Everything shouldn't be Facebook-shaped.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 20/08/2026

Neighbors in Sedona, AZ, share about the disconnect between the Mad Max, vitriolic version of their community they see on Nextdoor, and the real Sedona they see with their own eyeballs 👀 It’s possible to have healthy digital public spaces for our communities, not this sedona.biz/nextdoor-doe...

“Yet anyone reading the platform regularly could easily conclude that Sedona is collapsing, that the city government is hopelessly corrupt, that every public decision is a disaster, and that neighbors are permanently at war. That is not the Sedona most of us experience. It is the Sedona manufactured by an algorithm that rewards conflict."

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 19/08/2026

NEW: We are piloting a three month virtual residency, for two entrepreneurs with bold ideas for making the internet more human and healthy. This is a paid opportunity to spend time exploring and building, and go from early hunch to conviction and clarity. Apply here by Sept 9: newpublic.org/eir

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Enterpreneur in Residence

A virtual residency for founders with bold ideas for the internet

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 14/08/2026

⭐We’re hiring for a Content & Community Lead at Roundabout, our local community app!⭐ This senior role will own content & audience strategy for Roundabout. We’re looking for someone who can help bring the best parts of the local newspaper, community bulletin board, & online community to neighbors!

newpublicorg.applytojob.com

Content and Community Lead, Roundabout - NewPublic.org - Career Page

Apply to Content and Community Lead, Roundabout at NewPublic.org in Remote.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 13/08/2026

Thrilled to share that our project @roundabout.town (give them a follow!) will be powering new, healthy digital public spaces in Chicago! This is part of Chicago.com, a partnership with Chicago Public Media, which is the @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/can-...

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Can public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try

"This is a community platform, not a news site — it's very much not a news site."

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 12/08/2026

@deeptidoshi.bsky.social, a New_ Public Co-Director, shares the secret sauce separating healthy, sustainable Facebook groups from the ones that explode into chaos or burn out from conflict: the good ones have a dedicated steward, someone who cares for, maintains, and nurtures the space.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 11/08/2026

Check it out! @roundaboutlocal.bsky.social, our local community app, is now here on Bluesky.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 11/08/2026

Around the world, people who use social media apps as their main source of news say that they do a bad job, according to a new report from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social. Despite that lackluster performance, social media is now how a majority of adults get their news from social media in the U.S.

Line chart tracking where people in the U.S. are getting their news from 2013 to 2026 with four trend lines. Orange solid line labeled "Any online" starts at 75% in 2013 and ends at 77% in 2026. Teal solid line labeled "TV" starts at 72% in 2013 and declines to 45% in 2026. Orange dashed line labeled "Social media" starts at 27% in 2013 and rises to 56% in 2026. Purple solid line labeled "Print" starts at 47% in 2013 and declines to 8% in 2026. Right sidebar shows "Also" with News podcasts at 14% (-1) and AI chatbots at 6% (-1). Y-axis shows percentages from 0% to 100%, x-axis shows years 2013 to 2026. Note at bottom indicates "Any online" includes news websites/apps, social/video networks, news podcasts, and AI chatbots.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 10/08/2026

We’ve been missing the point talking about “decentralized” social media, says New_ Public’s @blaine.bsky.social. In this conversation with @rabble.nz, they talk about what’s needed to create a healthier, more human internet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8P...

The point of these so-called decentralized protocols is not to separate us. It's to allow us to collaborate and cooperate…

It's less about this sort of atomization and more this cooperative approach to how we think about society on the internet.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 07/08/2026

Great read from @alltechishuman.bsky.social's David Polgar! We highly recommend you read through, but here are the 5 lessons he wants responsible tech to think about 👇

projectlibertynewsletter.substack.com

5 lessons on the state of responsible tech

Is the responsible tech movement going through a reset?

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 06/08/2026

Bryan Vance, whose Stumptown Savings newsletter tracks grocery prices across 20 Portland stores, is a member of Roundabout’s pilot community in Southeast Portland, OR. Why did he join? “It’s just a really cool community space that’s run by people, not robots.” From @citycastportland.bsky.social:

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City Gets Sued for $717K Over a Single Tree, Why Nextdoor is the Worst, and Theories on All Those...

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 04/08/2026

As Casey says, users “place a premium on trust” and will leave if they think these apps are full of synthetic content. So where will they go? If recent patterns hold, users will seek out smaller, more private digital space. See our recent research here: newpublic.org/afterthefeed

"Emerging Trust Economy" label at top left. Large text reads "People are already choosing trust over reach." Below is a screenshot of an article headline that reads "The group chats that changed America” Right side reads: "As the open internet fills with synthetic engagement, people are migrating their real social lives to smaller, more private spaces. Group chats, Discord servers, WhatsApp groups, private channels. Maggie Appleton popularized the term 'cozy web' to refer to these spaces — where people know who they're talking to and where norms protect them. Yancey Strickler describes the same migration as a flight from the 'dark forest' of the internet: people retreat to quiet places when the open web becomes hostile. This is happening at every scale, from neighborhood WhatsApp groups to elite group chats where political and business decisions get made."

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 03/08/2026

Imagine a comment space where both a 10 year old and an investigative reporter can thrive 🤝 See PSI’s toolkit in action in our latest newsletter, from New_ Public’s Expert-in-Residence @cjtait.bsky.social. newpublic.substack.com/p/how-public...

Purple background with a comment from Public Space Incubator’s tool in collaboration with Radio-Canada, dated April 10. Post reads: "Hello, where is the capsule's door? Which way will the astronauts exit? Beatrice, 10 years old". Comment is in response to an article about the Artemis II mission.

Purple background with a comment from Jean-François Thériault with "Journalist" title, dated February 16, marked "Amended". Post text reads: "Hello, thank you for your question. The report contains a detailed history of the business relationship between the SAAQ and its suppliers, LGS and SAP. The commissioner does not directly blame them, but details a series of strategies employed by private firms to get paid more, and faster."

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 31/07/2026

CEO of Patreon @jackconte.bsky.social isn't anti-AI, but he urgently wants to make AI companies accountable to artists: “I accept the inevitability of change, and I feel agency in discovering my next path through the chaos ... Still, the AI companies should pay creators for using our work.”

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The future of creativity on the internet in a world with AI

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Catherine Tait @cjtait.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Public service media institutions need to embrace the open social web if they want to reach a digitally native audience — leaning further into U.S.-centric Big Tech platforms is not the answer. Excited to share updates on my work with @newpublic.org’s Public Space Incubator!

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Re-building Public Conversation - Public Media Alliance

How public broadcasters are creating meaningful and safe public discourse, what it means for other public institutions.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 30/07/2026

Younger audiences are abandoning public media sites for social media news updates, but at the same time, social platforms are abandoning people through misinformation and toxicity. @cjtait.bsky.social sees an opportunity for public media to once again host thoughtful, healthy conversation.

“It felt like a double jeopardy for the democracy that public broadcasting aims to hold up: the deterioration of public discourse on our digital services and the loss of our future audiences to other platforms.”

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 29/07/2026

“We don't have an algorithm. We have people taking care of the space, helping things stay productive and constructive.” @hayswitt.bsky.social — Portland local & part of the team building Roundabout, our local community app — talks healthy, hyperlocal online spaces with @citycastportland.bsky.social

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City Gets Sued for $717K Over a Single Tree, Why Nextdoor is the Worst, and Theories on All Those Loud Booms - City Cast Portland

We’re talking about how a single tree cost the city over $700,000 and a new local alternative to Nextdoor promising less snark and more community....

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 28/07/2026

In less than a year, folks using our local community app Roundabout have shared over 2,000 local events across just a few pilot communities! 📅🎉 Unlike most social media apps, Roundabout encourages neighbors to build connection OFFLINE, in the real world. Here’s to another 2,000 gatherings!

Roundabout North Chatt interface showing calendar view. Left sidebar displays navigation menu. Main content shows July 2026 week view (July 20-26) with July 25 highlighted in blue. Four events listed: Heatwave Half Marathon - Chattanooga on SAT 25 at 7am at Tennessee River Park Pavilion 2; Monthly Volunteer Event: Rain Garden Workshop at 8:30am at Red Bank High School; Autism Field Day on July 25 at 9am at Washington Hills Community Center; Chattanooga River Market (weekly outdoor market) at 10am at Tennessee Aquarium Plaza.

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 28/07/2026

“Y'all don't just write reports and convene people. You don't just issue strongly worded Substack notes. You actually launch things that people can use.” That’s @baratunde.com of @lifewithmachines.bsky.social talking to our Co-Director @deeptidoshi.bsky.social about AI, community tech, & much more.

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Building Digital Public Parks with Deepti Doshi

Designed for trust and connection, not ad clicks and outrage

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 27/07/2026

Built with public media partners around the world, the Public Space Incubator toolkit brings journalists and readers together, reimagining news comment sections as nuanced conversation. New_ Public’s Expert-in-Residence and former CBC/Radio-Canada CEO @cjtait.bsky.social shares updates from PSI:

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⁉️⏩💬 How public broadcasters are changing online conversation

Public Spaces Incubator’s new toolkit is turning comment sections into dialogues

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 24/07/2026

The Community·Computer Interaction Lab published a toolkit of 23 design patterns naming the small, often invisible ways people care for one another in online communities, “inspired by cultural practices … that offer a way of seeing what usually stays in the background.” c-cilab.com/care-pattern...

Light gray background with text "A TOOLKIT FROM THE C-CI LAB" at top. Large bold black heading reads "Patterns of Everyday Care" followed by description "A toolkit to help notice and design for the subtle, everyday ways people care for one another in online communities." Three interactive buttons displayed: black rounded button labeled "How to read a pattern →", white button labeled "Browse the collection", and gray text link "Get the materials".

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 23/07/2026

Happy 20th birthday, @frontporchforum.bsky.social! 🎂 Their neighborhood-specific network in Vermont has been a HUGE inspiration for Roundabout, our local community app. FPF shows that hyperlocal communities, human moderation, and stewardship are key components for sustainable digital spaces.

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Front Porch Forum founders reflect on 20 years

The Vermont-grown online platform has helped people connect with their community since 2006.

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