Author: Stirling Coulter-Hayward

Stirling is a communications strategist with 10+ years leading community campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and digital strategy in the social impact and public interest spaces (Refugee 613, MCC Canada, Mint).

Peace, Order, and (Good) Platform Governance

Moderation is one of those things people don’t really notice when it is working. Well. A few do. Usually when they start hurling slurs around and find out that their post got removed. Or if the account has a history of bad behaviour that they’ve been politely asked to leave.  For everyone else, things just […]

Exploring Sustainable Revenue

Since the start, we’ve done our best to make choices that are in the long-term interest of the Gander community. Locking in our mission as a Benefit Company. Getting Trust & Safety systems into place before harm happens. The whole exclusively Canadian infrastructure thing. Steady growth. You know the drill by now: we’re doing everything […]

Gander Release v1.0.3 – May 27th, 2026

Heading up this release is something we’re very happy to share: Gander is now available in French. There’s also a nice little mix of fun stuff, navigation improvements, and practical cleanup. New Features French UI Support Gander now supports fr-CA in the app interface. Another important step toward making Gander feel more like home for […]

Our recommendations for online safety legislation in Canada.

The other day, someone commented on one of our Facebook posts: “What’s taking so long? We already have this technology. You’re not reinventing the wheel.” Granted, they weren’t in our Early Access Program, so they hadn’t seen the infrastructure, app, or moderation policies, and neither had they connected with the lovely community that’s grown there […]

Gander Release v1.0.2 – May, 8 2026

After a long, long winter it was time for a thorough Spring cleaning. The dev team opened the windows, shook out the rugs, and did a bunch of tidying (they even vacuumed under the couch). If you’re still experiencing winter (and some of us definitely are) we hope this update brings a bit of sunshine […]

Release v1.0.0.115 – April, 6 2026

New Features Redesigned Home Screen Welcome home screen! The first version of the Home Screen that feels like itself. For You Tab A new way to find people, and posts worth paying attention to. This is a first pass at personalized discovery. Plenty more refinements on the way. Share Sheet One tidy bottom sheet to […]

Release v1.0.0.111 – March, 17 2026

New Features Background posting Go do something else while your post… posts. Passwordless Login (OTP) No more passwords to remember or reset… and it’s a bit safer too. If you want a quick walkthrough visit Gander Assistance. Optional Profile location You can now add a location to your profile. This is a first crack at […]

Release v1.0.0.109 – February, 18 2026

Improvements REdesigned Post Composer Come post-up with Gander using the new and improved post composer.  Hashtags #HashtagsAreHere Flicks Back with a bunch of quality of life improvements.   Comments & Replies Jump for joy! You can now reply with images and video. Account Management This is the important stuff. Chat Messaging gets smoother, more focussed, […]

Release v1.0.0.104 – February 3, 2026

Improvements Fresh New Look We’ve redesigned a tonne based on input from beta testers, and this release includes the first wave of that work. Navigation is simpler, icons are clearer, and everything feels a bit more organized. Gander UI Update Part II: The Sequel is already in production, coming to your local device soon! What’s […]

Release v1.0.0.100 – Jan 20 2026

Video Support Direct Messaging DM your connections through clean, text-only chat. Send private messages to other people on Gander with full support for: Activity Feed & Push Notifications Activity Feed & Push Notifications Media Bias Ratings Improvements