Restoring Our Sanity Online

MARK WEINSTEIN is a world-renowned tech entrepreneur, contemporary thought leader, privacy expert, and one of the visionary inventors of social networking. His adventure in social media has lasted over 25 years through three award-winning personal social media platforms enjoyed by millions of members worldwide. Mark is frequently interviewed and published in top-tier media including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fox, CNN, BBC, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, and more.markweinsteininventor.com

• Introduction ixChapter 1 My Adventures in Web1 and Web2: The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism 1Chapter 2 Uncanny Parallels: Big Ag, Big Energy, Big Tech 9Chapter 3 Promising Movements Afoot 27Chapter 4 Web3 Is Here: What the Heck Is It? 31Chapter 5 A Healthy Dose of Web3 Reality 39Chapter 6 Meet Your New Boss, Same as the Old Boss 49Chapter 7 Is There a Better Way? 51Chapter 8 Empowering You: Social Media User, Creator, Star 59Chapter 9 Do I Need a Social Media Wallet: Is There Money in It? 65Chapter 10 How Do We Overcome C-Suite Tyranny? 69Chapter 11 In the Crosshairs: Privacy and Anonymity 73Chapter 12 User ID Verification: Friend or Foe? 85Chapter 13 Saving Our Kids from the Abyss 91Chapter 14 Surprise! Social Media Can Be Good for Your Mental Health 103Chapter 15 Is AI the High-Tech Tattletale in Your Social Experience? 109Chapter 16 Lifting the Veil on Bots and Trolls 115Chapter 17 Balancing Act: Free Speech versus Moderation 123Chapter 18 Facts, Opinions, Lies: Who Decides? 129Chapter 19 Seven Lessons for the Street Fight 135Chapter 20 Welcome to Web4: The Restoration of Sanity 141Chapter 21 Taking It to the Streets 153Appendix A: Advice to Legislators 157Appendix B: Accountability Structures for Restoration Networking 167Appendix C: Revenue Superchargers 171Appendix D: Seven-Point Prescription to Vanquish Bots and Trolls 175Notes 179Acknowledgments 223About the Author 227Index 229

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