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Decentralized tools for

creating safe, independent

online spaces.

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Blacksky is building the future of self-governable online communities.

Most social platforms control what users see, how communities operate, and who gets to feel safe online.

Blacksky changes that by providing the infrastructure for independent, self-governed digital spaces. Our tools allow communities to define their own rules, curate their own feeds, and manage moderation on their terms, ensuring that users—not corporations—control their online experience.

Built on the "AT Protocol", Blacksky provides scalable hosting, feed generation, moderation tools, and personal data servers. Communities of all kinds—developers, activists, educators, cultural groups—can use our technology to create safe, independent spaces free from algorithmic suppression and corporate oversight. We believe an internet where marginalized users are safe is an internet where all users are safe, and Blacksky’s infrastructure makes that possible.

Our
History

In May 2023, Blacksky launched as a custom feed on Bluesky, quickly gaining traction as a space for Black users to express themselves. Within months, it reached millions of views and became one of the most engaged feeds on the platform.

Beginning

Facing harassment and platform limitations, Blacksky iterated on safety tools, pioneering features like content bans and community-driven moderation. By November 2024, rapid adoption fueled a surge in demand for decentralized tools beyond Bluesky.

2023
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2025

In 2025, Blacksky transitioned from a community project to an independent company. Now, it provides infrastructure and tooling for communities seeking safer, self-governable online spaces.

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Now

With scalable hosting and moderation solutions, Blacksky is building the foundation for a decentralized web where communities have control over their spaces, free from platform control.

Core Team

Rudy Fraser

Founder, Blacksky Algorithms
ASML Fellow

Rudy is a technologist, community organizer, and founder of Blacksky Algorithms, where he builds decentralized social media infrastructure that prioritizes community-driven safety, data ownership, and interoperability. As a Fellow at the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, he advances research and development on technology that empowers marginalized communities, particularly Black users.

With over a decade of experience leading IT teams and architecting robust systems, Rudy is passionate about leveraging technology for social impact.

Beyond Blacksky, he is actively involved in economic equity initiatives, mutual aid efforts in NYC, and developing tools that support sustainable, inclusive digital spaces.

Dr. KáLyn Coghill

Community Moderator

Dr. KáLyn “Kay” Coghill (they/them) is an award-winning educator, activist, practitioner in the gender-based violence space and scholar who has received multiple accolades for their contributions. Their work encompasses interdisciplinary scholarship, community organizing, and abortion doula care, focusing on critical issues, including misogynoir, race, technology, disability justice, and gender-based violence in digital spaces such as social media sites. Dr.Kay’s research extends to examining artificial intelligence in facilitating sexual harm online, ethical technology considerations, Black popular culture, and forms of digital resistance.

As a practitioner of Hoodrat Scholarship™ (coined by them), they effectively connect academia with the streets, prioritizing knowledge that is accessible and community-oriented. Dr.Kay’s activism includes conducting digital humanities workshops, researching harm reduction tactics utilized by Black women and femmes online, providing content moderation services for social media platforms, supporting Richmond youth through sister circles, and holding board positions with the Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project (local abortion fund).

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