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Clinton Bowen

@torrho.blacksky.team

Infosec, climate change, memes, and whatever strikes my fancy on torrho.com blog Also founder of @slavecodes.org Maybe one day will get to @jimcrowlaws.org former handle - @torrho.com Maker of @tektite.cc

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Moderation on Blacksky-Only Posts: A Community Proposal Our team has explored several ways to make permissioned posts possible. Now we’re bringing the decision back to the community. Below are three approaches to moderation: a machine-learning system that ...

Based on the People's Assembly feedback we are sharing 3 proposals for Blacksky-Only Posts. The blog contains 3 possible options and a link to vote on what you feel is best! Let's make this decision together and get Blacksky-Only posts launched!

blackskyweb.xyz/moderation-o...

11.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 55

i want to see MORE Black people doing MORE with atproto. I’m thankful for the examples of @kandake.africa, @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team, @sharpiepls.com, @torrho.blacksky.team, @thezodiacheir.blacksky.app, but I want to see MORE Black people doing MORE projects in MORE spaces.

10.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks to @bnewbold.net and @divy.zone and everyone else on the Bluesky Team who were involved in making this happen!

09.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to @thisismissem.social for the well deserved financial support.

She contributes across atproto and ActivityPub, & with the IETF OAuth standards.

FedCM is a W3C web platform API that β€œallows users to login to websites with their federated accounts in a privacy preserving manner”

09.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big day! @jay.bsky.team will remain deeply involved as CIO and I'm personally excited she's dedicating more time on the future of atproto.

I'm also very pleased that @toni.bsky.team is joining us as the interim CEO. He seems like a thoughtful, experienced person who cares about the open internet.

09.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 344 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 8

blacksky.community runs completely independently from Bluesky although it integrates with and builds on their work (the Authenticated Transfer Protocol aka atproto)

@blackskyweb.xyz as a company is supported by voluntary members subscriptions.

09.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 410 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 16

Heeey, look, it's me!

I'm super hyped to announce that @bsky.app have given me a grant to work on the standards for the Federated Credential Management API (or FedCM) to make them really work for all decentralized web applications.

09.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 10

Emelia has already done so much great standards and auth work behind the scenes, which benefits not just atproto/atmosphere, but also ActivityPub, Solid, and other social web ecosystems.

really excited about the potential for FedCM to make login flows slick and competitive with Google/Apple/Meta

09.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
8 Shield.
A Safer Internet: Mitigating Anti-Blackness and Digital Misogynoir on a
Decentralized Network
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:00 PM EST 7:00 PM GMT
KΓ‘Lyn Coghill
Community Safety and Support Steward
Blacksky Algorithms
# shieldthefuture.com
GLOBAL ONLINE SAFETY CONFERENCE

8 Shield. A Safer Internet: Mitigating Anti-Blackness and Digital Misogynoir on a Decentralized Network 口 Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:00 PM EST 7:00 PM GMT KÑLyn Coghill Community Safety and Support Steward Blacksky Algorithms # shieldthefuture.com GLOBAL ONLINE SAFETY CONFERENCE

Join our very own @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team for SHIELD's Global Online Safety conference on March 11 where they'll be discussing how their work keeping our Blacksky community safe is making for a safer internet.

shieldthefuture.com/global-onlin...

27.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dr kay tattooed hands with silver nails with green designs and the blacksky logo on the thumb.

Dr kay tattooed hands with silver nails with green designs and the blacksky logo on the thumb.

Dr kay tattooed hands with silver nails with green designs and the blacksky logo on the thumb.

Dr kay tattooed hands with silver nails with green designs and the blacksky logo on the thumb.

Whole lotta gang shit. #nailwars

@blackskyweb.xyz

08.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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GitHub - blacksky-algorithms/atproto: Blacksky fork of bluesky-social/atproto with AppView performance optimizations, caching, and community features Blacksky fork of bluesky-social/atproto with AppView performance optimizations, caching, and community features - blacksky-algorithms/atproto

Blacksky's app view source code has been released publicly here.

08.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11

FRIENDS is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults - Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe - living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

26.02.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

US Women’s Hockey forever

25.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

What.

24.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
How to Cuss Out a Ship Captain from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - YouTube
How to Cuss Out a Ship Captain from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - YouTube https://slavecodes.org/slave-trade-map/

Happy Black History Month Y'all!

I made a video to show you all on [how to cuss out a shop captain from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQdGqds2D8)

24.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s giving middle passage

20.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 2557 πŸ” 783 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 22

I need people to understand that "AI" used in moderation isn't necessarily the "AI" of ChatGPT + friends or synthetic text extruding machines, or LLMs. There's stuff lumped under "AI", as the term is a marketing term, that is actually useful and important for flagging stuff on social media.

20.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 709 πŸ” 233 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 19
Willie Colón - Ausencia (Visualizador Oficial)
Willie Colón - Ausencia (Visualizador Oficial) YouTube video by Fania Records

β€œAusencia” is one of the deepest, nastiest grooves ever recorded. (That tempo, holy hell!)

youtu.be/gVv136d9ZlM?...

22.02.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Actually asking the people how they feel about AI in their products, what a concept.

Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ @blackskyweb.xyz @rude1.blacksky.team

20.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I participated in this survey and as of right now the majority of the comments are sincere and thoughtful. And many want clarification on the difference btwn machine learning and gen-AI. Part of democratizing technology is clear communication that dismantles harmful opaque marketing terminology.

20.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why we need this (my opinion); a bit of repeating what was there with metaphors

20.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

I remember the second number we had. The first number, I remember 366-....

21.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI and Media Moderation for Blacksky-Only Posts Blacksky-only posts are coming. The community uploads 100K+ media monthly, too much for human review alone. Any AI moderation would run on our own infrastructure. No third party gets access to Blacksk...

πŸ—³οΈ Blacksky-only posts are coming.
- The community uploads 100K+ media monthly, too much for human review alone.
- Any AI moderation (if we used it) would run on our own infrastructure.
- No third party gets access to Blacksky data, period.

Please weigh in using the below survey by Feb 28th πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ‘‡πŸΎ

20.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 500 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 71
Bad ass Leila Edwards, in a blue USA jersey holds a hockey stick. A quote from Laila Edwards about leaving a legacy and inspiring young Black girls is displayed beside her.

Bad ass Leila Edwards, in a blue USA jersey holds a hockey stick. A quote from Laila Edwards about leaving a legacy and inspiring young Black girls is displayed beside her.

A Black woman won an Olympic gold medal today! Her name is Laila Edwards. She's is the first Black woman to win an Olympic hockey gold medal in Team USA history. πŸ‘πŸ–€

19.02.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1600 πŸ” 379 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 25
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It's up

16.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1317 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 76

I did a similar move from the 818 to just off la cienega little over a decade ago. Absolutely loved it in the wood.

19.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œRIP Alcorn State at Mardi Gras… Texas Southern Did It TWICE 😭⚰️ (Full Funeral Sermon)”
β€œRIP Alcorn State at Mardi Gras… Texas Southern Did It TWICE 😭⚰️ (Full Funeral Sermon)” YouTube video by BougeeTvLive

youtu.be/6B2uBev1wfw

RIP Alcorn

19.02.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is that the same as atproto touchers?

19.02.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Millennial- Alcohol
Gen X - Rain
Boomer - Boogie

19.02.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is this still maintained? or just time?

19.02.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0