IPFS @ipfs.tech Building blocks for a better web. Open protocols to store, verify, and share data across distributed networks 💎.
https://ipfs.tech
Jonas Schürmann @jonas-schuermann.name Software Engineer · PhD Student TU Dortmund University
Conflict-tolerant versioning & local-first collaboration
https://jonas-schuermann.name/
violet @literaryarsonist.press wr
she/her
arachne.leaflet.pub
Chris Messina @chrismessina.me 😬 Man of the internet; generalist.
🆕 App updates and snark.
🫡 Twitter sober since April '23.
#️⃣ Invented the hashtag.
🚬 Non-smoker.
Ira @ira.bailey.nz Building coshop.nz, a community-centered food platform.
Things I repost:
- Food Systems
- Art I like
- Weird Cryptography
- Liberatory Tech
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A-eO8zapoeySJJAWhLwVOxeiP6oY8VgfsdXSS2RXLRIr#did:plc:iqk7tmzyrrczk7rnhqds63l3
@paddy100w.bsky.social @paddy100w.bsky.social Co-founder of the Rebel Tech Alliance non-profit. www.rebeltechalliance.org
BHNT @bhnt.c-base.org Berlin Hack and Tell is a monthly(ish) meetup where eight entities can show their hacks at c-base space station every(ish) last Tuesday/month. There are 8 dynamically allocated Slots(5min presentation + 5min conversation)
https://bhnt.c-base.org
peterVG @vangarderen.net Archivist + tech | Decentralization evangelist | AI frontrunner | Personal beliefs my own, do not reflect client principles | Voetbal | Cycling | Muzik
Zotero @zotero.org I’m the free, easy-to-use tool that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources. 
Boris @bmann.ca Web tinkerer. Pooling capital and collaboration.
What if we made things a little bit better?- K @kegsay.bsky.social @kegsay.bsky.social Core Matrix protocol developer
Matthias Kirschner @kirschner.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy The @fsfe 's President :fsfe:. Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@kirschner, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Atmosphere Community @atmosphere.community atproto ecosystem. AT Community Fund, Tech Talks, and other social & community events content.
Previous handle @atprotocol.dev, now actually dev focused!
#AtmosphereConf is a wrap! See https://atmosphereconf.org for talks & videos
Local-First Conf @localfirstconf.com Connect with a rapidly-growing Local-First community. Join us for our third edition 12-14th of July 2026 in Berlin. www.localfirstconf.com
Fight Chat Control @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social Fight Chat Control (https://fightchatcontrol.eu) is a citizen-led initiative created to raise awareness about the European Union's proposed "Chat Control" regulation. We are not affiliated with any political party. Also on Mastodon: @chatcontrol.
Laurens @laurenshof.online I care about an ethical internet.
I write about Bluesky, the atmosphere and open social protocols at connectedplaces.online
🇳🇱
hilke @hilk.eu Musician, coder and queer
Sometimes acoustic, sometimes electronic, always melancholic
https://hilk.eu
Part of https://redbrickrecords.ch
Bookings: https://gelatobusinezz.com/artist/hilke
Fighting the broligarchy: https://www.indiemusi.ch/
ligi @ligi.de https://ligi.de
part of:
@c-base.org (@bhnt.c-base.org, @swapfest.berlin, c-bass, circle, cey, ..)
@dod.ngo (@protocol.berlin, @ethberlin.org, ..)
@ethereum.foundation (@devcon.org)
Waag Futurelab @waag.org Making technology & society more open, fair & inclusive | mastodon: waag@waag.social
Liz Sweigart, PhD @lizsweig.bsky.social andotherstuff.org + divine.video
Kris Freedain @krisfreedain.com Senior Community Manager #OpenSearch & #OpenSearchAmbassador (at AWS) #OpenSource | (opinions are my own) | father | husband | #Buddhist | #meditation | garage gym #powerlifting | he/him | Portland | #BAONPDX
https://krisfreedain.com/
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Vittorio Saggiomo @vsaggiomo.bsky.social Associate prof BioNanoTechnology @WUR (ex @kieluni, @univgroningen, @UninaIT). Tech+Chem = microfab, 3D printing, Sensors and Devices. Nerd. https://vsaggiomo.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/vsaggiomo
sid @cyborggarbage.bsky.social freelance | makes things | cochair dinaconference | community oshwassociation | bylines xtramagazine cbc | lives in the net | zines4ever | they
Andrew Nesbitt @andrewnez.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Package Management Nerd, working on mapping the world of open source software https://ecosyste.ms and blogging about package managers at https://nesbitt.io
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/expert/lee-crawfurd
Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social I run an organisation that designs policy and campaigns on foreign policy, gender, health and rights. Used to work in two Parliaments. Mancunian in Canada
Jim Cowie @jimcowie.bsky.social Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (2024-2025, 2025-2026).
Internet History Initiative, DeepMacro, Renesys, Internet measurement, data science, finance, geography, chaos. He/him.
Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @cdteu.org for our EU-based team.
https://cdt.org
Rand Hammoud @randham.bsky.social Director of the Security, Surveillance and Human Rights Programme and Regional Encryption Lead at the Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe
Rudo @rudokemper.com Geographer & technologist working on digital tools for participatory mapping and data sovereignty.
Also on Mastodon: fosstodon.org/@rudo
Martin Kleppmann @martin.kleppmann.com Associate Professor at @cst.cam.ac.uk, researching decentralised systems and security protocols. Advisor to the Bluesky team. Wrote “Designing Data-Intensive Applications” (O’Reilly). he/him
Adam Wiggins @adamwiggins.com Working to make computers better. Cofounder of Ink & Switch, Heroku, and Local-First Conf.
ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int Sharing news on Europe's human and robotic exploration, from astronaut training to the next giant leap to the Moon and Mars.
ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy Joue de la machine à écrire dans un one-man-band pour défendre la liberté et l’imaginaire. Auteur de #Bikepunk.
Write SF and #cyberpunk books, free software and texts about […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mamot.fr/@ploum, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
FediForum @fediforum.org The online unconference for the people who move the Open Social Web forward.
Protocol Berg v2 @protocol.berlin The decentralized protocol and infrastructure conference ⬩ June 12-13, 2025 ⬩ Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
- a @dod.ngo event
Berlin Swapfest @swapfest.berlin The Berlin Swapfest is a place for people to buy, sell, and swap electronics, computer equipment, and tools.
https://www.swapfest.berlin
c-base e.V. @c-base.org SpaceStation crashed below Berlin
Also has a HackerSpace (you could say the first one)
https://c-base.org
Department of Decentralization @dod.ngo A collective of people in and around Berlin to drive adoption, educate newcomers, and raise awareness of the challenges and benefits of decentralization and open-source software.
https://dod.ngo
Afri @l5y.tech security, privacy, peer2peer, operations. radio enthusiast.
Awana Digital @awana.digital Solidarity with frontline communities using tech to defend environmental & human rights. Co-building mapping & monitoring tools.
Challenging tech colonialism.
https://awana.digital
Mauve 👁💜 @mauve.moe Occult cyberpunk. Yap with me about decentralized systems, wearable computing, and biohacking.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.mauve.moe/@mauve, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com Political technologist, bringing democracy to the internet. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• DASL, Eurosky/Mu, Modal
• ex W3C, NYT
• Signal robin.77
Julian Mair @julianmair.com Working on @air.ms, a new private messenger based on Messaging Layer Security (MLS), built by @phoenixrd.bsky.social.
Digital, Human & Queer rights 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | Privacy & Security | Anti-Facism ✊
he/they
📮 julianmair.com/contact
Raphael Robert @raphaelrobert.bsky.social Founder and director of @phoenixrd.bsky.social. Working on @air.ms. #MessagingLayerSecurity co-author. 🦀. He/him.
Julian Oliver @julian0liver.bsky.social Critical engineer / Educator / Infrastructure activist / Artist
Art: https://julianoliver.com
Infrastructure: https://nikau.io
Socials: https://mastodon.social/@JulianOliver
Classes: https://courses.nikau.io/currently-available-courses
revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social Revolution.Social is a podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. It's hosted by Rabble a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath. Check it out: https://revolution.social
Radicle @radicle.dev The sovereign forge.
https://radicle.dev
Mozilla @mozilla.org Building a better internet.
Chad Loder @chadloder.dev The purpose of a system is what it does. 🌪️ they/them
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Technology & Democracy @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org An issue area of New America made up of programs, projects, and initiatives dedicated to shaping a digital ecosystem that is safer, open, and inclusive.
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
Georg Tertsch @georgtertsch.bsky.social International Disaster Management, GIS, OpenSource, UAV, OSM, OSINT, Humanitarian Aid, Data Science, Maps
Philipp Frisch @phfrisch.bsky.social Germany Director at Human Rights Watch @hrw.org / @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social
Local2Global @local2global.info Supporting locally-led crisis response and mutual aid to change how aid is understood and carried out.
local2global.info
Stephan Klingebiel @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social Head Research Prog @IDOS_research & Visit Prof @ Ewha Woman’s Uni / Seoul & @ Uni Turin & Hon Fellow @ Jindal University & Sen Lecturer @ Uni Bonn
Tammam Aloudat @tammam.bsky.social Physician, humanitarian worker, unhappy with the state of the world.
CEO of @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle's center for international media development, journalism training and knowledge transfer.
Posting in English and German.
➡️ akademie.dw.com
📧 dw.com/akademie-newsletters
💡 The Media Development Think Tank: dw.com/freedom
IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) – a renowned research institute and influential think tank for global sustainable development.
| Netiquette: https://blogs.idos-research.de/netiquette/
Télécoms Sans Frontières @tsfi.org We protect people in crisis and humanitarian emergencies through communications and access to information.
https://www.tsfi.org/en
Centre for Humanitarian Action @chaberlin.org The Centre for Humanitarian Action e.V. (CHA) is a Berlin based think tank fostering independent analysis, critical discussion and public communication of humanitarian action.
www.chaberlin.org
Gabriela Svárovská @gabrielasva.bsky.social Poslankyně Parlamentu🍀MP
Spolupředsedkyně Zelených🌻Co-Chair Green Party @zeleni.bsky.social
Massachusetts Pirate Party @masspirates.bsky.social The Party of Open: Open Government, Open Culture, Open Innovation & People First
Also at:
* masspirates.org
* masspirates.tv
* social.globalpirates.net/@masspirates
* twitter.com/masspirates
Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy Dr. Patrick Breyer. Digitaler Freiheitskämpfer, @piratenpartei, ehem. Europaabgeordneter. Former MEP for @piratenpartei and the European Pirate […]
[bridged from https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Kassem Mnejja @kassemmnejja.bsky.social Advocating for digital rights across MENA and beyond with Access Now. Nonresident Fellow at @timep.bsky.social, focusing on digital rights and cyberspace in the MENA region.
Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social Researcher in DigiRights, FoE & Interculturality. Working as Americas editor for IFEX and Comms lead at Digital Action.
I share ideas that pop during and between projects/readings.
Currently curating analysis and testimonies about Venezuela.
SP/EN/FR
New_ Public @newpublic.org New_ Public is a nonprofit product studio focused on reimagining community, connection, and conversation online. newpublic.org
Foreign Affairs Committee @afet.europarl.europa.eu European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. Managed by Viktor Almqvist & Snjezana Kobescak Smodis. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
Python Software Foundation @python.org The nonprofit organization behind the Python programming language. For help with Python code: http://python.org/about/help/
On Mastodon: @ThePSF@fosstodon.org
ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications @esaconnectivity.esa.int Advancing space-based connectivity – bringing broadband to rural areas, supporting crisis response, enhancing cybersecurity, and connecting everyone, everywhere, at all times. Part of the European Space Agency @esa.int family.
selfh.st (Self-Host) @selfh.st Self-hosted news, content, software, updates, and more
Website: https://selfh.st
Mallory Knodel @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy Executive director and founder @swf, weekly newsletter @IX.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://techpolicy.social/@mallory, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science @cndsofficial.bsky.social The Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, CNDS, is a national platform for research on the nexus between socio-technical vulnerability and extreme events, affiliated with Uppsala University, Swedish Defence University and Karlstad University.
Markéta Gregorová 🦄 @marketkag.eurosky.social 🏴☠️ Pirate
🇪🇺 Member of the European Parliament (Cybersec & Disinfo & Security)
Singer
Absurdist
Don't believe everything you think.
Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Educator, Speaker, Builder, Activist. Regenerative construction.
That #strawhouse guy.
Fixing mistakes @ built environment. Independent #Bauwende construction revolution advocacy, english & german word salad, enjoy! https://linktr.ee/michaelburchert
Cristóbal Mena @cristobalmena.bsky.social #Risk #Disaster #Crisis #Resiliencia #CrisisClimática | MSc Risk, Disaster & Resilience UCLRDR | Miembro del Climate Reality Leadership Corps | Amateur Photographer📷 |👨🚒 SFB | ESP-ENG | #LosDesastresNoSonNaturales #NoNaturalDisasters #CulturaPrevención
SAFECAST @safecast.org International volunteer driven non-profit focusing on open environmental data || safecast.org
(日本語) safecast.jp || safecast.eth
Kevin Blanchard (he/him) @drrdynamics.bsky.social Working to contribute to a truly inclusive disaster risk reduction
system = my raison d'etre.
Plus politics (UK, EU & USA), travel & my own (amateur) photography
🏳️🌈🇪🇺🇺🇳
Tilman Rodenhäuser @trodenhauser.bsky.social International lawyer & writer working on international humanitarian law (#IHL), cyber operations, NSAGs and detention. Author of #OrganizingRebellion
Natalia Krapiva 🕊️👩🏻💻 @natynettle.bsky.social Lawyer working on human rights, technology, spyware, litigation, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Currently Senior Tech-Legal Counsel at Access Now. Formerly OSINT investigator and prosecutor.
Access Now @accessnow.org We defend and extend the digital rights of people and communities at risk 🌎.
EENA @eena.org The European Emergency Number Association (EENA).
Our mission: To improve the safety and security of the people!
Raghav Agrawal @impactology@mastodon.social @impactology.bsky.social Product designer | Making complex systems fit ordinary human limits.
https://twitter.com/impactology
Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social Stockholm Resilience Centre explores how people and nature can live and develop on a planet under pressure.
Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate. HPG is part of @odi.global, a leading global affairs think tank.
Website: www.odi.org/hpg
Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social Working on disaster justice & the climate crisis. Emergency Management PhD. Author of 📚DISASTEROLOGY 📚 she/her
Prof. Lee Bosher @leebosher.bsky.social Professor of Risk at the University of Leicester, dad, Coventry City fan and non-league football supporter. #NoNaturalDisasters
Saida Sobhani @saidasobhani.bsky.social I’m a postdoctoral research associate at Arizona State University. I work on urban and community resilience, disaster recovery, multi-hazard planning, and urban design topics.
Jay Balagna @jaybalagna.bsky.social I’m the California Policy Advisor for Megafire Action (megafire.org) and public policy a researcher focused on disaster risk management. I used to be a wildland firefighter and an EMT. SAR volunteer with Montrose (CA) Search and Rescue.
Fernando Tormos-Aponte @fernandotormos.com I research social movements, intersectional solidarity, disasters, and environmental, racial, and economic justice at @pittsociology.bsky.social. I lead policy for the @jtalliance.bsky.social. @solverresearchlab.bsky.social director. www.fernandotormos.com
Azby Brown @azby.bsky.social Artist, designer, author. Lead researcher for SAFECAST, promoting openness and citizen science for environmental monitoring.
JC Gaillard @jcgaillard.bsky.social Ahorangi / Professor of Geography at Waipapa Taumata Rau / The University of Auckland - Focuses on Disasters and Disaster Risk Reduction
RHF @bobbyhertz.bsky.social Dad. Climate & Disaster Justice Advocate. Leadership Coach.
Located on unceded Mvskoke lands.
Prof Ksenia Chmutina @kschmutina.bsky.social Professor of Disaster Studies. Interested in disasters, critical theory & all things urban. Co-host of Disasters: Deconstructed podcast. 
Pieter Haeck @pieterhaeck.bsky.social Senior technology reporter @POLITICO.eu
lux teixeira @duasfl8r.bsky.social NB 🏳️⚧️ qqr pronome
|- @mycelium.net.br - a firma
|- article19.org - consultant on telecom regulation
|- alameda.institute - web developer
|- espacocomum.org - faço café
|- babalon.com.br - 93~156
`*
https://organica.social/@duasfl8r
Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
Centre for Research in Digital Education @eddiged.bsky.social How technology, culture, learning and policy intersect within research and practice in digital education.