AI That Helps Without Harvesting: Spell Checker + Our Privacy‑First Journey at MOSSLET

Bluesky Interoperability

Bluesky Interoperability Mosslet becomes your private "source of truth" for social posts. Import from Bluesky, export to Bluesky, and maintain true data ownership with asymmetric encryption that means we can't read your private content. Import from Bluesky Bring your Bluesky posts into Mosslet with a single click. Choose your visibility level — public, connections-only, or completely private. • Full content import including images • All content moderated through same safety pipelines • Background sync for public posts, manual for private Export to Bluesky Publish your Mosslet posts to Bluesky for broader reach. Use the open social web for discovery while keeping Mosslet as your private home base. • Automatic sync for public posts via background workers • Session-based export for private posts (your keys required) • Full OAuth with secure token management This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mosslet.substack.com [https://mosslet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

AI That Helps Without Harvesting: Spell Checker + Our Privacy‑First Journey at MOSSLET

In this quick episode, we share our newest feature—a privacy‑first ✏️ spell checker for your private journal—and walk through how we’ve built AI into MOSSLET without turning your thoughts into training data. From journaling prompts and handwriting OCR to mood insights and image safety checks, we explain exactly what gets sent, where it goes, and how we keep your words yours. 🌱 Extended Show Notes (full description): In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how we’re building AI that helps without harvesting inside MOSSLET, our small, bootstrapped, privacy‑first social network with a private journal at its core. 🌿 We cover: * Our new spell checker ✏️ for your private journal, and why we designed it to help you write better without profiling you * How journaling prompts work with just a single mood word 😊 instead of your full journal history * What happens when you upload a handwritten journal page 📷: image → text → immediate deletion * How mood insights use dates, mood labels, and word counts—never your raw entries 💭 * Our three‑layer privacy approach: send only what’s necessary, process and delete, and contractual protection with data_collection: "deny" * How we use local AI models ⚙️ (via Bumblebee in Elixir) as a fallback so many requests never leave our own servers * Why we haven’t moved AI fully into the browser yet—and what would need to change for that to make sense 💻 If you’ve ever wondered, “How can a journaling app use AI and still be private?”, this episode walks through the real technical and product decisions behind our answer. 👉 Try MOSSLET and experience privacy‑first AI for yourself: https://mosslet.com [https://mosslet.com/] Have questions or want us to dive deeper into the technical side? Reach out—we’re building this in public and are happy to talk about how it all works under the hood. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mosslet.substack.com [https://mosslet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

A Small Act of Rebellion: Introducing Journal + Platform Updates

In a world where every thought shared online becomes data to be harvested, Journal is a small act of rebellion. Today we're introducing Journal — a completely private space for reflection built right into MOSSLET. Plus, we're catching you up on major platform updates including Discover, RSS feeds, our referral program, and accessibility improvements. What You'll Learn * Platform updates: Discover, RSS, referral program, and more * Why we built a private journaling space inside a social network * How Journal's privacy screen protects your thoughts in shared spaces * The AI features that help without harvesting your data * How end-to-end encryption keeps your entries unreadable — even to us Recent Platform Updates (January 2026) 🌿 Discover & RSS Feeds — Browse public community posts and subscribe via RSS 💳 New Pricing Options — Subscriptions (monthly/annual) or lifetime payment, with Affirm plans in US 💸 Referral Program — Earn 30% recurring + 35% on lifetime (real money via Stripe) ✈️ Smart Sharing — Paper airplane icon, sidebar indicators, content warnings 🦖 Accessibility First — Keyboard navigation, screen reader support, semantic HTML ⭕ Circles — Groups renamed for a warmer, more personal feel 📸 Better Uploads — HEIC, WebP support with real-time progress 🐜 Bot Defense — Protection against automated spam and abuse Pricing That Works For You * 14-day free trial on all subscription plans * Monthly or annual subscriptions — cancel anytime, no hassle * Lifetime payment — pay once, own your account forever * Affirm payment plans available in the US for annual and lifetime tiers Journal Features (v0.12.0) ✍️ Write freely — Optional titles, 120+ mood options, automatic word count tracking 📚 Organize with Books — Group entries into themed collections 📈 Writing streaks — Build consistency with daily streak tracking ⭐ Star favorites — Mark meaningful entries to revisit later 🔒 Privacy screen — One-tap content hiding with countdown timer ✨ AI journaling prompts — Get inspired without sharing your history 🔮 Mood insights — Pattern analysis that never reads your actual words 📷 Handwritten upload — Digitize paper journal entries with AI How Privacy Actually Works Unlike other platforms, Journal entries are encrypted with your personal key before they ever reach our database. We store functional metadata (dates, word counts, book assignments) but your actual writing — titles, content, moods — exists only as encrypted noise. Even we can't read what you've written. AI features are designed privacy-first: * Prompts generated using only your current mood * Insights based on dates and word counts, never content * Handwritten photos processed once, then immediately deleted * Zero training on your personal data Why This Matters Whether you're processing something difficult, practicing gratitude, tracking creative projects, or just need somewhere to dump your thoughts at the end of a long day — Journal is your private corner of the internet. A place where your reflections stay yours. Where AI helps without harvesting. Where privacy isn't a marketing claim — it's a cryptographic reality. Ready to start journaling? Join MOSSLET today [https://mosslet.com/auth/register]! Episode Timeline: * 0:00 — Opening: The world our kids are growing up in * 0:45 — Platform updates: Discover, RSS, referrals, pricing and more * 3:00 — Why we built Journal * 4:15 — Core Journal features walkthrough * 6:45 — AI that respects your privacy * 9:15 — How encryption actually works * 10:45 — A small act of rebellion Links: * MOSSLET: https://mosslet.com [https://mosslet.com] * Journal announcement: https://mosslet.com/blog/articles/12 [https://mosslet.com/blog/articles/12] * Referral program details: https://mosslet.com/referrals [https://mosslet.com/referrals] * All updates: https://mosslet.com/updates [https://mosslet.com/updates] * Open source code: https://github.com/moss-piglet/MOSSLET [https://github.com/moss-piglet/MOSSLET] — Verify our privacy claims yourself * Why Open Source Matters: Our code is completely open source. You don't have to take our word about encryption, privacy-first AI, or data handling — you can inspect the code yourself and verify that we do exactly what we say we do. Transparency isn't optional when you're asking people to trust you with their thoughts and memories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mosslet.substack.com [https://mosslet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Is the FBI watching?

Mosslet [https://mosslet.com] -> privacy-first social network Sign up today while we’re in beta to save 60% off your first year with FRIENDS60 [https://mosslet.com/auth/register] Connect with us on Mosslet! Mark -> @mark -> https://mosslet.com/profile/mark [https://mosslet.com/profile/mark] Isabella -> @justagirl -> https://mosslet.com/profile/justagirl [https://mosslet.com/profile/justagirl] Learn more about identity graphs (and surveillance capitalism) The Social Dilemma [https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/] -> watch it now on Netflix! The Age of Surveillance Capitalism [https://shoshanazuboff.com/book/] -> a book! -> Shoshana Zuboff Don’t Be Evil [https://www.ranaforoohar.com/dontbeevil] -> another book! -> Rana Foroohar Have feedback on this episode? 👉 Leave a voicemail here [https://podline.fm/mosslet] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mosslet.substack.com [https://mosslet.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Summer Season

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