Mark Weinstein

MARK WEINSTEIN is the author of Restoring Our Sanity Online, A Revolutionary Social Framework (Wiley, 2025). https://www.amazon.com/Restoring-Our-Sanity-Online-Revolutionary/dp/1394273967/

Steve "Woz" Wozniak (Apple Co-Founder) says the book is "a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward"; and Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the Web) calls it "a vital read."

Mark is a world-renowned tech entrepreneur, contemporary thought leader, privacy expert, and a true OG - 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 (in Web 2 - MeWe; in Web 1 - SuperFamily, SuperFriends).

Mark is frequently interviewed and published in major media including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fox, Fortune, CNN, BBC, PBS, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, and many more worldwide. He covers topics including social media, privacy, AI, free speech, antitrust, net neutrality, protecting kids online, etc.

A leading privacy advocate, Mark's landmark 2020 TED Talk, “The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism,” exposed the many infractions and manipulations by Big Tech, and called for a privacy revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoYC4ogezE4

Mark is the holder of 12 patents on anonymized, personalized online advertising technology, and has been listed as one of the “Top 8 Minds in Online Privacy” and named “Privacy by Design Ambassador” by the Canadian government.