Tessa Brown

@tessa.germnetwork.com

you're in her DMs, I made her Germ DM 🔌 ceo and cofounder of @germnetwork.com 🌱 san franciscan today, chicagoan 4eva proponent of life on earth 🐝 lately writing at https://rhosf.leaflet.pub

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The End of Textuality

Authenticity in the age of GenAI

4d ago·13 min read·2530 words

Consent Before Cryptography

My talk for Atmosphere Conference 2026

Apr 30·15 min read·2842 words

Why E2EE?

We either have private lives, or we don’t.

Feb 5·6 min read·1146 words

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part II

Unpacking the Invisible PDS

Dec 16·13 min read·2530 words

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part I

Putting Social Media Back on the Internet

Dec 9·11 min read·2055 words

Communication Is a Responsibility, but Ghosting Is a Right

Boundaries mean you love yourself. What's scary about that?

Oct 28·4 min read·654 words

Theories of Love Island

(Or, Soft-Core Labor at the End of Empire)

Oct 16·9 min read·1639 words

Why blog?

Sep 30·15 min read·2942 words