This unit synthesizes concepts from prior units to equip students with practical strategies for reforming social media ecosystems — covering Web3/Web4 realities, platform governance, privacy, child safety, AI/bot detection, and creator monetization. Learners will practice designing accountability structures, drafting policy advice, and creating sustainable revenue models that align with agricultural leadership and communications goals.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze at least three case studies that illustrate intersections of surveillance capitalism, Big Ag/Big Tech dynamics, and agricultural communications, identifying key risks, stakeholders, and opportunities for reform
- Evaluate legislative and policy options to restore platform accountability and protect user privacy and youth safety, and produce a concise policy brief with recommended actions for state legislators or industry leaders
- Design a comprehensive accountability and moderation framework for an agricultural communication network that balances free expression with safety, specifying mechanisms for transparency, user verification, bot detection, and appeals
- Apply sustainable creator-economy and monetization models (including feasible Web3/Web4 approaches) to develop a business plan with at least three diversified revenue streams that minimize surveillance harms while supporting independent agricultural communicators
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 27 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 4 — Restoring Online Sanity Strategies27
- 1.1Helpful Tools for Creators20 mins
- 1.2Donations20 mins
- 1.3Introduction20 mins
- 1.4My Adventures in Web1 and Web2: The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism20 mins
- 1.5Uncanny Parallels: Big Ag, Big Energy, Big Tech20 mins
- 1.6Promising Movements Afoot20 mins
- 1.7Web3 Is Here: What the Heck Is It?20 mins
- 1.8A Healthy Dose of Web3 Reality20 mins
- 1.9Meet Your New Boss, Same as the Old Boss20 mins
- 1.10Is There a Better Way?20 mins
- 1.11Empowering You: Social Media User, Creator, Star20 mins
- 1.12Do I Need a Social Media Wallet: Is There Money in It?20 mins
- 1.13How Do We Overcome C-Suite Tyranny?20 mins
- 1.14In the Crosshairs: Privacy and Anonymity20 mins
- 1.15User ID Verification: Friend or Foe?20 mins
- 1.16Saving Our Kids from the Abyss20 mins
- 1.17Surprise! Social Media Can Be Good for Your Mental Health20 mins
- 1.18Is AI the High-Tech Tattletale in Your Social Experience?20 mins
- 1.19Lifting the Veil on Bots and Trolls20 mins
- 1.20Balancing Act: Free Speech versus Moderation20 mins
- 1.21Facts, Opinions, Lies: Who Decides?20 mins
- 1.22Seven Lessons for the Street Fight20 mins
- 1.23Welcome to Web4: The Restoration of Sanity20 mins
- 1.24Taking It to the Streets20 mins
- 1.25Advice to Legislators20 mins
- 1.26Accountability Structures forRestoration Networking20 mins
- 1.27Revenue Superchargers20 mins
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