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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 11/04/2026

(no, private posts should not be jumping up in the timeline. It's a known bug)

Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 11/04/2026

Thank you for giving our private features a spin! Private profiles will appear private to everyone Bluesky (even trusted) Private posts can only be seen on Speakeasy for now, but once private spaces are finalised in Bluesky, we'll migrate to that format

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Chris Jensen @chrisjensenj.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Please, seriously consider: do you want all of this _gestures at bluesky_ to exist in another year or so? Because the only two pathways are (a) Enough of us donate to community owned social media that we can keep community owned server running, or (b) Bluesky investors start finding revenue options

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 01/04/2026

More than 3000 private posts have been created on Speakeasy. We're thrilled to be able to facilitate safer spaces in the #atmosphere

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

In high-risk communities, online conflict accelerates offline retaliation, write Thomas Abt, Desmond Patton, and Joseph Richardson. Prevention requires coordination and commitment from tech platforms, community violence interrupters, researchers, law enforcement and impacted youth.

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Social Media Fuels Community Violence. Prevention Needs an Upgrade.

Online conflict accelerates retaliation and compresses the timeline from conflict to crisis, write Thomas Abt, Desmond Patton, and Joseph Richardson.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/03/2026

In case you missed it, Speakeasy supports private posts

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 04/03/2026

Speakeasy supports private posts that are only available to other Speakeasy users that you trust

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 03/03/2026

Now that we've completed our major privacy features, we've got some time and space for some blue sky thinking about what's next (pun intended ;-) Speakeasy is by and for the community, so we'd love to hear from you on what you think should be next.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 03/03/2026

What's next for Speakeasy? When would you join a call 1️⃣ 26th Mar 11am SYD / 1pm AKL / 5pm PT / 8pm ET 2️⃣ 26th Mar 1pm SYD / 3pm AKL / 7pm PT / 10pm ET 3️⃣ 1 Apr 11am SYD / 1pm AKL / 5pm PT / 8pm ET 4️⃣ 1 Apr 1pm SYD / 3pm AKL / 7pm PT / 10pm ET 📊 Show results

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 02/03/2026

Thrilled to announce the release of private profiles on Speakeasy. If you're looking for more privacy, you can now restrict your profile details to only those people you trust.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 25/02/2026

Anthropic employees just learned the hard way that when a company makes a promise, it's worthless if the workers don't have the power to fire the CEO when they break the promise Corporations will always choose profit over safety unless the workers use their power to keep them accountable

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Chris Jensen @chrisjensenj.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Love this I've added support for it to @spkeasy.social Coming soon: private profiles

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 24/11/2025

As long as social media is owned by investors looking for money back, they will choose to hurt kids than review their model of maximum engagement www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...

cnbc.com

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges

Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 04/09/2025

This has been fixed now. Reach out for an invite if you'd like to give private posts a spin!

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 31/08/2025

We're aware of an issue preventing Blacksky users from accessing private posts on Speakeasy and are looking into it Sorry for the trouble! 😞

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 30/06/2025

If in 2025 a social media platform has this much hate on it, it is because the owners have chosen to allow it. We need people in charge of social media who care about people's safety

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 09/06/2025

That's why we're implemented secure private posts on Bluesky about.spkeasy.social/security

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 09/06/2025

"You can just assume that anything you're not saying in an encrypted area it's being vacuumed up at this point" - Brian Merchant, System Crash Podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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What Elon Musk’s “Exit” From White House Really Means and What’s Next for DOGE

Podcast Episode · System Crash · 06/06/2025 · 55m

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 03/06/2025

The tech giants want to use their tech to isolate us, but we don't have to accept it. We can choose to use tech that connects us rather than isolates us www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.com

‘Nobody wants a robot to read them a story!’ The creatives and academics rejecting AI – at work and at home

Is artificial intelligence coming for everyone’s jobs? Not if this lot have anything to do with it

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 28/05/2025

You're right @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social , time does usually, by convention, run forwards! That issue has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out 🙏

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 27/05/2025

We’re building Speakeasy the way social media should be: welcoming, genuinely connecting people, and nurturing growth That starts with how we write code Whether you want to shape the future of social media or are curious to learn alongside others, come code with us about.spkeasy.social/mob-coding

about.spkeasy.social

Speakeasy Mob Coding

Learn from an experienced engineering leader while working on code that makes a real impact.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/05/2025

What if we optimised technology for people instead of advertisers and investors? Huge shoutout to @jpm-nz.bsky.social for implementing our first human centred adaptive algorithm (or AI✨) As you use speakeasy it will adjust the timing of this pause in the scroll, optimising for *less* time on site

Screenshot from Speakeasy showing a break in infinite scroll offering suggested actions of Read a Book, Message a Friend, Take a Walk, Edit Options or Keep Scrolling

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 21/05/2025

#BigTech can't be trusted. When put to the test they always put profits ahead of doing the right thing. If we want something better, we're going to have to build it ourselves #cooperatives #capitalism www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

washingtonpost.com

Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent

A tighter labor market and lower corporate tolerance have stifled employee input on controversies over company policy, AI safety and the Israel-Gaza war.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I keep catching strays from "technology is neutral" people, so let's set things straight. 1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms" 2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral 3) How tools are productized is not neutral [rant]

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

It’s seems fitting that 2025 is the International Year of Cooperatives. The damage of #TechBro greed is so visible. Never has it been more urgent to leave them behind Why not start with co-operative social media? 😉 about.spkeasy.social #InternationalYearOfCooperatives #coop #cooperatives

about.spkeasy.social

Speakeasy

A cooperatively owned social platform built for focus, safety and authentic connections

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

Sistema Unimed (Brazil) Brazil’s healthcare hero 🇧🇷 Unimed is the largest medical cooperative globally, serving 18M patients with 114K doctors. A model of physician-owned care! #HealthcareCoop #Unimed

Edmundo Castilho, founder of the Unimed System, during the inauguration of Unimed Bauru headquarters in 1976

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

The Co-operative Bank (New Zealand) NZ’s Co-operative Bank is owned by its customers and has redistributed $22.5M in profits since 2013. If we can make banking ethical, there’s nothing coops can’t do! #CooperativeBanking #NZ

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

Buurtzorg (Netherlands) 🩺 Buurtzorg’s nurse-led teams provide holistic care while saving 40% in costs for the Dutch system. With 15,000 nurses worldwide, it’s shining example of self-management made it a case study in the book Reinventing Organisations. #Healthcare #Coops

Cover image of the book Reinventing Organizations
It has a quote "Impressive! Brilliant! This book is a world changer" - Jenny Wade, Ph.D author Changes of Mind
The book has a blue butterfly on a keyboard

The book charts the evolution of organisations from fragile top down command and control structures to more organic emppwerment and collaborative structures

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

Mondragon Corporation (Spain) No list of cooperatives would be complete without Mondragon. A federation of worker co-ops in Spain, they employ over 70,000 people globally! Founded in 1956, it spans industries from retail to finance. #Coops #Mondragon

A Mondragon office with a sign out front that says "Humanity at Work"

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 14/04/2025

How do we break from enshitified, surveillance capitalism? 🔑 The key is cooperatives 2025 is the year of the cooperative. Here’s 4 (big) coops that have changed the world

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 13/04/2025

Whether you're an aspiring junior dev looking to grow, or a seasoned engineer looking to jump into a new codebase and contribute to something meaningful, we'd love to meet you 😀

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 13/04/2025

Building a kinder internet starts at home While we work on Speakeasy, we want to create a collaborative space that supports growth. Come hang out, write some code, and make the internet a little better April 17, 2pm AEST about.spkeasy.social/pairing-hours

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Speakeasy Pairing Hours

Learn from an experienced engineering leader while working on code that makes a real impact.

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Chris Jensen @chrisjensenj.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We need to ditch the FAANGs for something rooted in #solidarity, #democracy, #wellbeing and #inclusion and where we don’t have to ask investors for permission to do the right thing #coop #cooperatives

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Chris Jensen @chrisjensenj.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The problems of social media sound abstract—they’re in our lives now: 🤥 Misinformation worsens public health crises 🧌 Trolls harass women & minorities 😡 The toxic manosphere fuels hate 💸 Small orgs pay a social media tax to reach their audience

A child with headphones watches many screen depicting dark and firey images

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 03/04/2025

Do you ever wonder what kind of world we would live in if the algorithm penalised every article with a passive voice headline?

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Playful M @playfulm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Playing around with @spkeasy.social after backing them - new coop social media platform built to inspire, not exploit. It’s powered by open source tech and puts people before profits to fosters connection, informed communities, and a kinder internet. Check them out about.spkeasy.social

about.spkeasy.social

Speakeasy

A cooperatively owned social platform built for focus, safety and authentic connections

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

Speakeasy: Built by us, for us. We're not waiting for tech giants to fix social media. We're doing it ourselves, piece by piece. It's a big task, but we're starting here, with you. Join us in reimagining social media: about.spkeasy.social

about.spkeasy.social

Speakeasy

A cooperatively owned social platform built for focus, safety and authentic connections

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

We know people in tech make big promises all the time, but the power and wealth that social media commands means we have to start building alternatives. Give Speakeasy a try. Hop in our DMs, or join us! Help shape a alternatively owned tech

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

We’re taking a Wikipedia approach. Donation funded, free for everyone. Everyone deserves access to social media that’s not trying to hack your brain 100 monthly backers: Approach grant makers 200 monthly backers: First hire 600 monthly backers: Build a team

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

We're starting small, but meaningful: 🔒 Private messages for trusted contacts (not everything can or should be public) 🎯 Set your intention & skip the distractions when you just want to post or chat ⏸️ Non-infinite scroll (yeah, we don’t measure our success by how long you spend doom-scrolling)

Screenshot from spkeasy.social showing the pause infinite scroll feature suggesting alternative options to continuing to scroll and a button to edit the suggestions.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

Hey Bluesky folks! We're Speakeasy. Cooperatively owned, no billionaire wannabes. We're building social media that works for us, not advertisers. Intrigued? Skeptical? We get it. Check us out: about.spkeasy.social

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 26/03/2025

We urgently need to start building alternative, cooperatively owned tech. A lot of the pieces are in place. Piece by piece we can replace the silicon valley eco system with one that works for people instead of tech billionaires.

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Speakeasy @spkeasy.social · 25/03/2025

Social media commands the flow of both information and money, reinforcing the right's grip. It's a key battleground for retaking society from right wing billionaires That's why we're building a cooperative alternative: Speakeasy. There's a lot of work to do, but we've got to start somewhere

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