We wrote this op-ed back when the whole lake thing was popping off and sent it around in hopes of getting it published. Vass Bednar beat us to the punch. And we’re glad she did. She wrote a brilliant piece for The Globe and Mail that’s well worth a few minutes of your time: Google […]

Twenty-five years after September 11, Gander Social and Come From Away Gander (NL) are coming together for #GoodFromGander. It’s an homage to the people who opened their doors, and an effort to help the story they inspired leave a lasting legacy in Gander. We’ll share stories from the people and community at the centre of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]