How our “bridging” algorithms actually work, and our future plans.

Bluesky daily/weekly activity statistics charts

There is a need for better moderation systems on the fediverse. But getting people to coordinate to build and adopt such systems is proving to be a challenge.

Digital Authenticity and the Future of Truth

The protocol is the API.

Walkthrough of the various parts and concepts in Bluesky's AT Protocol (ATProto), the types of servers involved and how it all fits together

Rudy Fraser is the founder of Blacksky Algorithms and a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center For Internet & Society at Harvard University.

Bridgy Fed, which is working to connect the social network Bluesky with the wider fediverse (i.e., the open social web), which includes sites like