Fediverse Governance

Build the rules that make decentralized communities work.

Fractal helps organizations develop governance models for Fediverse platforms that clarify how decisions are made, how communities are moderated, and how responsibility is shared.

We translate organizational values, community needs, and operational realities into practical policies and processes that can support a healthy, sustainable presence in decentralized social media.

Develop your governance model

Governance Built Around the Community

Clarify Roles and Responsibilities

Define who makes decisions, who moderates, who manages infrastructure, and how responsibilities are shared across teams and communities.

Establish Clear Community Standards

Create policies that set expectations for participation, moderation, acceptable behaviour, and enforcement.

Plan for Difficult Decisions

Define processes for escalation, appeals, suspensions, federation decisions, and other situations where judgement and accountability matter.

Balance Independence and Federation

Develop principles for how your organization interacts with other servers, communities, and networks while maintaining its own standards.

Build Participation Into Governance

Create meaningful ways for users, members, or stakeholders to contribute to decisions that affect the community.

Make Governance Sustainable

Design processes that reflect the time, resources, legal obligations, and technical capacity your organization actually has.

What We Offer

Fediverse governance can be developed as a complete framework or commissioned in individual components to address specific operational or community needs.

Governance Models

Structures for decision-making, accountability, participation, and oversight tailored to your organization and community.

Community & Moderation Policies

Clear policies covering participation, moderation, enforcement, reporting, and appeals.

Federation & Instance Policies

Frameworks for federation, defederation, server relationships, blocking, and other network-level decisions.

Roles & Decision-Making Frameworks

Defined responsibilities, authorities, escalation pathways, and processes for resolving difficult or contested decisions.

Community Consultation & Co-Creation

Facilitated processes that involve users and stakeholders in shaping the policies and principles that govern the platform.

What You Receive

Governance principles and structure
Roles and decision-making responsibilities
Community standards and moderation policies
Escalation and appeals processes
Federation and defederation guidelines
Participation and consultation mechanisms
Implementation guidance and governance documentation

Decentralized technology still needs clear governance.

The result is a practical framework that helps your organization make consistent decisions, support its community, and participate responsibly in the wider Fediverse.

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