Ivan Sigal
@ivansigal.eurosky.social
@modalfoundation.bsky.social and @freeourfeeds.com, also information, media and journalism, rights, arts. Former ED @globalvoices.org
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It's very exciting to see Eurosky launch their first piece of open infrastructure.
It's been great to help this come into shape from early discussions of running independent Bluesky infrastructure to getting something to users.
It's been great to help this come into shape from early discussions of running independent Bluesky infrastructure to getting something to users.
I've just moved to eurosky.social, and you can too! For European data storage, and to demonstrate how a decentralized, open social network looks like in practice. We are testing the personal data service (PDS) transfer this week, sign up if you want in! www.eurosky.tech/register #eurosky
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It's very exciting to see Eurosky launch their first piece of open infrastructure.
It's been great to help this come into shape from early discussions of running independent Bluesky infrastructure to getting something to users.
It's been great to help this come into shape from early discussions of running independent Bluesky infrastructure to getting something to users.
I've just moved to eurosky.social, and you can too! For European data storage, and to demonstrate how a decentralized, open social network looks like in practice. We are testing the personal data service (PDS) transfer this week, sign up if you want in! www.eurosky.tech/register #eurosky
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I've just moved to eurosky.social, and you can too! For European data storage, and to demonstrate how a decentralized, open social network looks like in practice. We are testing the personal data service (PDS) transfer this week, sign up if you want in! www.eurosky.tech/register #eurosky
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Also, not impressed with "will require identification and photo validation." You're totally missing the point and just creating a privacy nightmare.
If you want a European social media effort, look at @eurosky.social or various ActivityPub efforts. Don't build some new proprietary platform.
If you want a European social media effort, look at @eurosky.social or various ActivityPub efforts. Don't build some new proprietary platform.
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Also, not impressed with "will require identification and photo validation." You're totally missing the point and just creating a privacy nightmare.
If you want a European social media effort, look at @eurosky.social or various ActivityPub efforts. Don't build some new proprietary platform.
If you want a European social media effort, look at @eurosky.social or various ActivityPub efforts. Don't build some new proprietary platform.
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The last thing anyone needs is a new "platform" for microblogging. The whole point is we should be moving beyond silo'd platforms into an open social world. So my response to the launch of "W" as a competing platform to "X" is simply: "but Y, tho?"
cybernews.com/tech/europe-...
cybernews.com/tech/europe-...
Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W
European organizations may soon launch their own social media platform, W, requiring user identification and photo verification to prevent bots.
cybernews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The last thing anyone needs is a new "platform" for microblogging. The whole point is we should be moving beyond silo'd platforms into an open social world. So my response to the launch of "W" as a competing platform to "X" is simply: "but Y, tho?"
cybernews.com/tech/europe-...
cybernews.com/tech/europe-...
This looks like a tasty and provocative read: nearly 1/3 of social media research has undisclosed ties to the tech industry: www.science.org/content/arti...
Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims
Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field
www.science.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This looks like a tasty and provocative read: nearly 1/3 of social media research has undisclosed ties to the tech industry: www.science.org/content/arti...
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We’re excited to share that Eurosky now has a supporting legal entity, @modalfoundation.bsky.social - a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. Big Tech’s dominance can feel inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
modalfoundation.org
modalfoundation.org
Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
modalfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We’re excited to share that Eurosky now has a supporting legal entity, @modalfoundation.bsky.social - a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. Big Tech’s dominance can feel inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
modalfoundation.org
modalfoundation.org
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Hi Bluesky! We're Modal Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. We grew out of the @freeourfeeds.com campaign and support @eurosky.social. Our work will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet.
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Hi Bluesky! We're Modal Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. We grew out of the @freeourfeeds.com campaign and support @eurosky.social. Our work will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet.
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We envision a world in which tech serves people over companies and governments. Find out more and get in touch here: modalfoundation.org
Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
modalfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We envision a world in which tech serves people over companies and governments. Find out more and get in touch here: modalfoundation.org
Very excited that @modalfoundation.bsky.social is now public, fulfilling our @freeourfeeds.com commitment to set up a public interest tech foundation to support social tech based on open protocols.
Announcing @modalfoundation.bsky.social, a nonprofit making open social tech viable at scale. Modal will connect experts, strategists, builders and communities to create a human-centered internet. The foundation will oversee @freeourfeeds.com, @eurosky.social and more to come. modalfoundation.org
Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
modalfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Very excited that @modalfoundation.bsky.social is now public, fulfilling our @freeourfeeds.com commitment to set up a public interest tech foundation to support social tech based on open protocols.
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Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys. Here are the initial announcements 🎉
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
PfP✨ London dates and early speakers
Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.
protocolsforpublishers.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys. Here are the initial announcements 🎉
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
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The first of many things we're planning, to find out more see www.eurosky.social/development-...
Our Plan — eurosky
www.eurosky.social
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The first of many things we're planning, to find out more see www.eurosky.social/development-...
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❕Registration will open in batches, the earlier you register, the more likely your username of choice will be available.
❕You can migrate your existing Bsky account
❕You can use your custom domain
Yes, this is a PDS :)
❕You can migrate your existing Bsky account
❕You can use your custom domain
Yes, this is a PDS :)
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
❕Registration will open in batches, the earlier you register, the more likely your username of choice will be available.
❕You can migrate your existing Bsky account
❕You can use your custom domain
Yes, this is a PDS :)
❕You can migrate your existing Bsky account
❕You can use your custom domain
Yes, this is a PDS :)
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Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026.
✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative
✅ Hosted on European cloud
✅ Governed by European law
www.eurosky.social/register
✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative
✅ Hosted on European cloud
✅ Governed by European law
www.eurosky.social/register
Register for a eurosky.social account - one web identity, dozens of apps — eurosky
www.eurosky.social
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026.
✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative
✅ Hosted on European cloud
✅ Governed by European law
www.eurosky.social/register
✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative
✅ Hosted on European cloud
✅ Governed by European law
www.eurosky.social/register
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When we were planning the August edition of @protocolsforpublishers.com we knew that being in the US wasn’t going to work for a lot of people.
@chadkoh.com is running with it & now has set a date for London in early February.
@chadkoh.com is running with it & now has set a date for London in early February.
Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys. Here are the initial announcements 🎉
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
#ProtocolsForPublishers
protocolsforpublishers.com/pfp-london-d...
PfP✨ London dates and early speakers
Join us in London on Feb 4-5, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.
protocolsforpublishers.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When we were planning the August edition of @protocolsforpublishers.com we knew that being in the US wasn’t going to work for a lot of people.
@chadkoh.com is running with it & now has set a date for London in early February.
@chadkoh.com is running with it & now has set a date for London in early February.
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Our very own @robin.berjon.com reports from his time at @eurosky.social's Eurosky Live in Berlin two weeks ago. There's a bright future for content addressing on tomorrow's web!
ipfsfoundation.org/ipfs-at-euro...
ipfsfoundation.org/ipfs-at-euro...
IPFS at Eurosky Live Berlin: Highlights From A Bright Future
The Authenticated Transfer Protocol (ATProto or AT), which sits under Bluesky and many other emerging projects, has tremendous potential. At the IPFS Foundation, we're big fans, and not just because A...
ipfsfoundation.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our very own @robin.berjon.com reports from his time at @eurosky.social's Eurosky Live in Berlin two weeks ago. There's a bright future for content addressing on tomorrow's web!
ipfsfoundation.org/ipfs-at-euro...
ipfsfoundation.org/ipfs-at-euro...
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Big Tech continues to control our online spaces, threatening free speech and democracy globally, but we’re doubling down on our commitment to support decentralized open social technology. For #GivingTuesday, we're asking for your support: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fr...
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Big Tech continues to control our online spaces, threatening free speech and democracy globally, but we’re doubling down on our commitment to support decentralized open social technology. For #GivingTuesday, we're asking for your support: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fr...
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This #GivingTuesday don't forget about global, multilingual, community journalism. @globalvoices.org brings you the stories that our community members know need telling. We're under threat from authoritarianism, budget cuts, & attacks on journalists. You can help. globalvoices.org/donate/
![SHOW GlobalVoices the [#GivingTuesday heart] globalvoices/donate](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sqhk2ksk2hgrgf7tfdztchls/bafkreibzfu6speylz5krmqqo2pkzqeghlo53givrf7jvp6jbc5nqumhj2i@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This #GivingTuesday don't forget about global, multilingual, community journalism. @globalvoices.org brings you the stories that our community members know need telling. We're under threat from authoritarianism, budget cuts, & attacks on journalists. You can help. globalvoices.org/donate/
Another timely summary plus analysis on state of open social by @laurenshof.online. If this topic is your jam, this newsletter is for you.
this weeks ATmosphere/bluesky news, with how Eurosky helped show that the atproto ecosystem is bigger than just Bluesky, Bluesky doing dev grants, and how Gander is thinking about creating cultural sovereignty with their platform
ATmosphere Report - #144
Bluesky grants, on Eurosky conference, and how Gander is thinking about cultural sovereignty
leaflet.connectedplaces.online
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Another timely summary plus analysis on state of open social by @laurenshof.online. If this topic is your jam, this newsletter is for you.
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🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
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We're excited to announce that Bluesky PBC included us in a round of grants to help foster the ATmosphere! Their generous grant will support infrastructure costs for Bridgy Fed and Bounce.
We're so lucky to be included among so many phenomenal builders 🙏🏼
Here are a few we're excited about:
1/🧵
We're so lucky to be included among so many phenomenal builders 🙏🏼
Here are a few we're excited about:
1/🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We're excited to announce that Bluesky PBC included us in a round of grants to help foster the ATmosphere! Their generous grant will support infrastructure costs for Bridgy Fed and Bounce.
We're so lucky to be included among so many phenomenal builders 🙏🏼
Here are a few we're excited about:
1/🧵
We're so lucky to be included among so many phenomenal builders 🙏🏼
Here are a few we're excited about:
1/🧵
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Catherine Tait, Philipp Schild, @amlung.bsky.social, @sandervdwaal.bsky.social and @ivansigal.bsky.social discussed how interoperable infrastructure can reinvent media’s relationship with audiences, break down platform monopolies and preserve journalistic independence. vimeo.com/1140417552?s...
Panel: Owning the Pipeline - European Media in Interoperable Distribution
Owning the Pipeline - European Media in Interoperable Distribution with Philipp Schild (Funk); Catherine Tait (New_Public); Robert Amlung (ZDF); Sander van der Waal…
vimeo.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Catherine Tait, Philipp Schild, @amlung.bsky.social, @sandervdwaal.bsky.social and @ivansigal.bsky.social discussed how interoperable infrastructure can reinvent media’s relationship with audiences, break down platform monopolies and preserve journalistic independence. vimeo.com/1140417552?s...
Very happy to have been able to contribute to this event, and thanks to @taylorowen.bsky.social and colleagues for producing a stellar event.
What is a democratic technology and what does that actually mean? This was the guiding question that @ivansigal.bsky.social posed to Professor @ethanz.bsky.social and Mark Surman in their panel, Building the Next Generation of Democratic Tech, at #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Very happy to have been able to contribute to this event, and thanks to @taylorowen.bsky.social and colleagues for producing a stellar event.
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Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
ATmosphere Report 143 - Eurosky Live
on protocol architecture and power
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Eurosky Live in Berlin was this week (great to see so many cool people!), and I wrote about building open social networking protocols is about more than just building an alternative to Big Tech's platform power
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Love that by extension (via screenshot) @laurenshof.online, @sherifea.com, @anke.domscheit-berg.de, @robin.berjon.com, @bnewbold.net and Colin Robinson (those who know know) made it into the German news :)
Great article (!) about the @eurosky.social conference with mentions of:
Great article (!) about the @eurosky.social conference with mentions of:
Eine Gruppe von Entwicklerinnen und Entwicklern plant, eine europäische Infrastruktur für soziale Netzwerke zu schaffen. Das Ziel: ein offenes System, das von keinem Tech-Konzern abhängig ist – und weniger schlechte Laune macht. @seabass.bsky.social hat mir mehr erzählt:
So wollen europäische Entwickler Social Media neu erfinden
Eine Gruppe von IT-Experten plant, eine eigene Infrastruktur für europäische soziale Netzwerke zu erschaffen. Das Ziel: ein offenes System, das von keinem Tech-Konzern abhängig ist – und weniger schle...
www.rnd.de
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Love that by extension (via screenshot) @laurenshof.online, @sherifea.com, @anke.domscheit-berg.de, @robin.berjon.com, @bnewbold.net and Colin Robinson (those who know know) made it into the German news :)
Great article (!) about the @eurosky.social conference with mentions of:
Great article (!) about the @eurosky.social conference with mentions of: