Blacksky

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Blacksky
Blacksky Algorithms Logo (black).svg
Blacksky logo since October 2025
Type of site
 Digital public infrastructure
CEO Rudy Fraser
Services Alternative stack for the AT Protocol [1]
URL blacksky.community [Application]
blackskyweb.xyz [Marketing]
blacksky.app [PDS]
atproto.africa [Relay]
LaunchedJune 19, 2023
Current statusActive

Blacksky is an open source digital public infrastructure project for building decentralized social media platforms, developed and maintained by Blacksky Algorithms. The project provides curated feeds and moderation tools to support Black social media users, many of whom previously used Black Twitter. [2]

Blacksky runs an alternative implementation of the AT Protocol using a self-built stack in the Rust programming language named "rsky", [3] and is independent from (but interoperates with) the infrastructure run by Bluesky or any other hosts on the protocol's network. Technologist Rudy Fraser started the project in 2021 and launched it in 2023. [4] [5] [6] [7] As of 2024, it was operated by a team of six moderators. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Rudy (Jan 13, 2026). "uses our "appview" which is like if Bluesky (including all the billions of posts, likes, follows, etc.) was under Blacksky management instead" . Retrieved Jan 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Isaiah (2024-12-17). "Building #Blacksky". Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  3. ↑ blacksky-algorithms/rsky, Blacksky Algorithms, 2026-01-18, retrieved 2026-01-19
  4. ↑ Hendrix, Justin (Mar 3, 2025). "Podcast: Rudy Fraser on Building Blacksky and the Future of Middleware | TechPolicy.Press". Tech Policy Press. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Blacksky Algorithms: Building Decentralized Social Media with Rudy Fraser". Aug 18, 2025. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Applied Social Media Lab Welcomes Rudy Fraser | Berkman Klein Center". cyber.harvard.edu. Jan 30, 2025. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ Chisolm, Archuleta (Dec 18, 2024). "Can Blacksky Replace Black Twitter? What Huge Numbers Mean for the New Social Network Bluesky". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ Parham, Jason. "Blacksky Is Nothing Like Black Twitter—and It Doesn't Need to Be". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  9. ↑ Fraser, Rudy; Kramer, Josh (Aug 24, 2025). "🔭🖤🚀 Social media's next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable" . Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Chow, Andrew R. "Why Bluesky Is Letting Users Write Their Own Social Media Rules" . Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?". NBC News. Nov 17, 2024. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ Perez, Sarah (Aug 28, 2025). "Mississippi's age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test" . Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Like 'old Twitter': The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky". www.science.org. Retrieved Oct 5, 2025.
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