Healthy Digital Public Spaces
A range of thinkers and organizations steering us toward healthier online experiences. A work in progress. Who should we add?
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@wearenewpublic.bsky.social
@kimcrayton1.bsky.social
“The thing that was given to me by the universe was the chance to question it, and that is my divine duty.” Leonardo da Vinci https://linktr.ee/TheFutureIsFREE
@dfreelon.bsky.social
Allan Randall Freelon Sr. Prof. & Presidential Prof. of Communication @AnnenbergPenn. If you can't tell the difference between what's true and what you wish were true, take your business elsewhere.
@cmcilwain.bsky.social
Higher Ed Leader. BBQ junkie. Author. NYU Professor. CR+DS. Board Pres.@ Data & Society. Race+Tech.
@randomwalker.bsky.social
Princeton computer science prof. I write about the societal impact of AI, tech ethics, & social media platforms. https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arvindn/ BOOK: AI Snake Oil. https://www.aisnakeoil.com/
@kimberlybryant.bsky.social
Founder and CEO Black Innovation Lab Founder Black Girls CODE http://blackinnovationlab.org 💗💚💗💚 Memphis raised~BayArea made Author~Ascending: Black Women and the Power Paradox (Penguin Random House) Fall'26
@ericajoy.astrel.la
southern roots, oakland blossoms 🌸 tech leader (ex google/slack/msft/github/dccc/parkwood) @b.astrel.la’s weirder half Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. -John Lewis there will be typos
@dupatton.bsky.social
Schwartz University Professor at UPenn| SAFElab and PCIIT Founding Director| Studying Gun violence, AI Ethics, Youth and Mental Health, Grief, Social Media and Joy.
@goldavelez.org
60% earnest 10% snark and the rest is random tree pics and stuff volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us signal: @minty.53
@jaivirdi.com
Award-winning historian #HistSTM & #DisHist. Author of "Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History" (2020) and "Echoes of Care: Deafness in Modern Britain." Associate Professor at University of Delaware. Deaf & forever a radical Learn more: jaivirdi.com
@safiyanoble.bsky.social
Living in Los Angeles. Native Californian. Writer, researcher, professor. Author, “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism,” which is unfortunately still relevant to understanding today’s LLMs and AI. safiyaunoble.com
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
Technology + democracy. Visit https://techpolicy.press Join our newsletter: https://techpolicy.press/newsletter Opinions do not reflect the views of Tech Policy Press. Reposts do not equal endorsements.
@juliaangwin.com
Investigative journalist. New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer. Founder, Proof News, The Markup. Priors: ProPublica, WSJ. Fellow at Harvard Shorenstein Center. Signal: Julia.368 Sign up for my newsletter: https://buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin
@zephoria.bsky.social
STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society. Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society Microsoft Research -> Cornell (2025) https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
@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.
@astra.bsky.social
Author of a growing pile of books (Solidarity; The Age of Insecurity; Remake the World; Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss it When It's Gone; The People's Platform), maker of documentaries, schemer with the Debt Collective, editing at Hammer & Hope.
@sarahd.bsky.social
Constant learner, infinite game player, investor, community builder, Londoner (for now)🍃🌲 commonmagic.xyz
@ethanz.bsky.social
UMass Amherst, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, Global Voices, Berkman Klein Center. Formerly Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab.
@cward1e.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Dept of Communication, Cornell University. Bit partial to information ecosystems.
@natematias.bsky.social
I work with communities on citizen science for safer, fairer, more understanding Internet. Founder: Citizens & Technology Lab. Assistant Prof in Communication at Cornell · Guatemalan-American. @natematias@social.coop natematias.com citizensandtech.org
@metagov.bsky.social
Metagov is a laboratory for digital governance. We build tools, practices, and communities for self-governance in the digital age. https://linktr.ee/metagov
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@esraa.bsky.social
Founder of Majal. Co-founder of https://Numun.Fund. Board member at the Wikimedia Foundation & Tor Project.
@prosocialdesign.bsky.social
Bridging research and practice toward building healthy online spaces. prosocialdesign.org
@socialfutureslab.bsky.social
We are the Social Futures Lab at UW CSE! We are reimagining social and collaborative systems to empower people and improve society. https://social.cs.washington.edu/
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
@mai.bsky.social
senior organizer @dweb.bsky.social co-founder of @compost.bsky.social + @dwebpress.bsky.social maisutton.net/
@getdweb.net
DWeb connects the people, projects, and protocols essential to building a decentralized web. A web that is more private, reliable, secure and open. 📄 Principles: https://getdweb.net/principles 🌐 Website: https://getdweb.net/
@triketora.com
founder & ceo @blockpartyapp.com: helping you deep clean your socials and live a better online life harvard bkc affiliate. cofounder project include. early eng at pinterest, quora, usds. stanford bs ee and ms cs. 2022 time woman of the year.
@wearenewpublic.bsky.social
We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community. newpublic.org