Restoring Our
Sanity Online

“Mark Weinstein presents a new paradigm for the web and social media . . . This is a vital read.”

— Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the Web

“This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward.”

— Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Inc

A Revolutionary Social Framework

Big Tech is driving us, our kids, and society mad. In the nick of time, Restoring Our Sanity Online presents the bold, revolutionary framework for an epic reboot. What would social media look like if it nourished our critical thinking, mental health, privacy, civil discourse, and democracy? Is that even possible?

Restoring Our Sanity Online is the entertaining, informative, and frequently jaw-dropping social reset by Mark Weinstein, contemporary tech leader, privacy expert, and one of the visionary inventors of social networking.

This book is for all of us. Casual and heavy users of social media, parents, teachers, students, techies, entrepreneurs, investors, and elected officials. We’re all affected by Big Tech and the social web, and we’re all part of the solution. It’s time for velocity. Restoring Our Sanity Online is the catapult to an exciting, enriching, and authentic future.

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Praise for Restoring Our Sanity Online

  • “Mark Weinstein presents a new paradigm for the web and social media that empowers users, protects democracy, and eliminates surveillance capitalism. Its vision, which I share, is a digital future that prioritizes human well-being. This is a vital read.”

    — SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE, Inventor of the web

  • “Technology has a purpose: to do good and to share. Restoring Our Sanity Online is a timely and essential read for those seeking an approach to social media that aligns with this. Mark Weinstein offers a refreshing vision… This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward.”

    — STEVE WOZNIAK, Co-founder, Apple Inc

  • “Mark Weinstein has long been a leading voice advocating for the responsible use of social media. This is essential reading for business leaders, policy makers, and citizens at large.”

    — RAJ SISODIA, Co-founder, Conscious Capitalism Inc

  • “Mark Weinstein has been a friend for many years. Restoring Our Sanity Online has waves of jaw-dropping insights and sets the framework for an epic and uplifting reboot. Surveillance capitalism is thrown overboard while authenticity, mental health, personal privacy, civil discourse, and democracy are strengthened. It's a must read. Let's turn this bright vision into reality.”

    — KELLY SLATER, World Surfing Champion

  • "Restoring Our Sanity Online is a compelling journey into the heart of the digital age, where the promises of social media collided with the stark realities of its influence on our lives. Weinstein offers a hopeful narrative on how we reclaim the internet for its intended purpose–connection and community."

    — DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Bestselling author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

  • "Social media is changing the world. With it, democracy is in danger, kids are addicted to screens full of misinformation, and we're all losing the ability to be civil. Restoring Our Sanity Online is gripping, inspiring, essential reading for all of us. Mark paints a deeply researched, captivating vision, unveiling an exciting, achievable path to social media's future."

    — JACK CANFIELD, Bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

Book Awards:

  • First Runner-Up New York Book Festival and Los Angeles Book Festival

  • Runner-Up, Paris Book Festival and Hollywood Book Festival

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