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Germ DM is end-to-end encrypted with Messaging Layer Security and is never connected to your phone number. Our integration with ATProto (Bluesky) is now in beta!
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"While the user experience is simple enough, the technology behind it is not."

@techcrunch.com covers Germ DM x ATProto with a deep dive on our beta, co-founders, and plans.

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Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky | TechCrunch
Germ's new app lets users send end-to-end encrypted messages on Bluesky. TechCrunch speaks with the Germ founders to hear why they came up with the idea.
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Soft conversations. Strong encryption. For your cozy season. 🧣🍲
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🙌 Great choices all around! 🗺️
i’m trying to be as @proto-pilled as possible. reviewing movies and tv shows on @popfeed.social, exploring moving my software development operations to @tangled.org, playing @skyrdle.com when i remember, reading blogs on @leaflet.pub, and i’ve been on the @germnetwork.com beta for dms!
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What early experiences made privacy and cryptography important to you? 🤔🫣
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Why care about cryptography?

For Tessa, it starts with consent…and creative writing.

Check out @web3privacynow’s new interview with our CEO and co-founder Tessa, filmed in September at Cypherpunk Camp Berlin.
Web3Privacy Now (@web3privacy.info)
Why Privacy Starts with Consent Not Code @tessa.germnetwork.com, writer turned founder of @germnetwork.com on how she went from teaching at Stanford to building a private messenger that puts consent…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Thanks for the invite @germnetwork.com. You can now DM safely! Who’s also using Germ? Let’s DM 💪
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The days are shorter.

The chats are longer.

The end-to-end encryption is Messaging Layer Security. 🕯️📲
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Got a Germ link in your bio?

Your friends can chat with you, starting now.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Happy #WaitlistWednesday to all our new beta testers!

If you just got on, tag a couple friends you’re dying to Germ DM with and we’ll skip them in line ;)
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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consider this an open invitation to dm me on @germnetwork.com 🥹
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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who all got into @germnetwork.com dms today? curious to try it with someone
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Welcome! 🙌
Oh hey, I'm in the @germnetwork.com beta now. Finally got a proper Germ DM link in my profile 🥳
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tuesdays are Discord day! Join us for our weekly text chat at 1pm PST. Bring questions, bugs, soup recipes--or just a Germ DM link to share.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our newest beta build just dropped.

Make sure you’re on TestFlight build 3.0 (3556), Germ DM some friends, and tell us how it goes!

Dashboard > App Logging > Send logs to Germ 😅🪲✍️
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
2 links for 2 ways to stay in touch.

Newsletter goes out tomorrow: www.germnetwork.com/newsletter

SF Happy Hour is Wednesday!! luma.com/cyj1sw9i
Privacy & Protocols Happy Hour · Luma
Join Germ for a winter happy hour to close out our 2025 social calendar! RSVP for the exact location in SF’s Mission District. 📫🍂 Staying in touch is messy,…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Not everything is for the timeline. Some things are just for two.

With end-to-end encryption, no one can read your Germ DMs except the person you send them to.

Germ DM, powering your cozy season. 🧣🍵🕯️
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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There are two very important people that have requested Germie (orange lil mascot for @germnetwork.com) on a toque / beanie for the next hat swag run.

In the mean time, @tessa.germnetwork.com represents in green hat and smiles at breakfast this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking to link in the Bay? Don’t miss our next happy hour, next Wednesday 11/19.

luma.com/cyj1sw9i
Privacy & Protocols Happy Hour · Luma
Join Germ for a winter happy hour to close out our 2025 social calendar! RSVP for the exact location in SF’s Mission District. 📫🍂 Staying in touch is messy,…
luma.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Chilly weekend ahead?

Stay ready with a puzzle, some movies picked out, and a BFF to Germ DM with. ☃️🧩 📲
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
When do you DM the most? Your emoji is your answer.

☕ Morning Catch-ups
👩‍💻 Workday Coordination
📚 Study Break Sessions
🌙 Netflix and Text
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We have different ways to stay in touch.

DMs are where we catch up, spill the tea, and organize the day.

Newsletters tell a fuller story. Get ours here:
Newsletter — Germ Network
Sign up for our newsletter to receive exciting updates from the Germ Network team!
www.germnetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Let’s gather under the heat lamps and talk about the open future of social media.

Bay Area, come hang in SF next week! RSVP for deets ⬇️
Privacy & Protocols Happy Hour · Luma
Join Germ for a winter happy hour to close out our 2025 social calendar! RSVP for the exact location in SF’s Mission District. 📫🍂 Staying in touch is messy,…
luma.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I've been traveling all over the world, I just want to sit on the couch and Germ DM my friends.

But noooo… I’m Germie, a beloved public figure, I need to post in public!
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Happy Veterans' Day from the team.

We're skipping our regular Tuesday Discord today, but you can always drop in and find folks to chat with :)

Catch you next Tuesday at 1pm PST!

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Join the Germ Network Discord Server!
Check out the Germ Network community on Discord - hang out with 333 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We're finally all settled back at home. It's been so great getting to spend time with you all over the past few weeks!
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What a fantastic weekend at #MozFest! Say hi if we met you there 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM