Project CEA Civic Engagement APP The problem

People are not participating in democracy People are apathetic People are desensitized and have short memories There is information overload Rampant misinformation Gaming of systems - forums, facebook Distrust of mainstream media Not relevant locally Isolated local media outlets which

The Opportunity People are reaching for news sources that are created by amateurs, commentators, youtube personalities as a prefered source They are actively seeking sources they like, supporting it through views, merch purchases or patreon model

The idea - A Civic / Community engagement App with the following functionality: Online identity verification (that doesnt use legal docs) & civic ranking WHAT - unique blockchain based id assigned to an individual. HOW - the id can be strengthened by attaching legal docs/ biometrics - what you attach is up to you, but different parties accepting this id will have their own requirement of how strong the id needs to be. Civic ranking is like a reputation system. Higher the rank allows for freedom and more responsibilities. To earn it, one must fulfill responsibilities like flagging content, editorials, proposing successful stories, updating contact information for politicians, etc…. WHY - To mitigate system gaming and misinformation by leaving a paper trail without exposing any legal documents /information Community supported journalism WHAT - allows people to create a pot for issues that they want to shed light on. People belonging to the community / those who are close to the issue / anyone can contribute to the pot. Once it reaches hits a minimum amount it can be made open to the public for investigation HOW - The submitted story can be edited by community members with a high enough civic ranking. WHY -People have a distrust of mainstream media and are seeking alternatives. By introducing a direct payment model, we introduce trust devoid of adverts and external funders that causes conflicts of interest. Secondly community editing is akin to wikipedia with the added scrutiny of civic ranking 5Causes news aggregation WHAT - Everyone person must take on at least causes and follow stories in long form journalism HOW - User picks like keywords or causes they are passionate about. At least 3 of their own(example - immigration, midterm, the fishing industry, etc) One that is assigned by default (something that affects everyone - example food sustainability, environment) and one cause where others may need your support News stories are collated and arranged by timeline WHY- This allows for the people to focus on limited things and follow through with the story to understand the bigger picture and monitor outcome. This leads to accountability Politician tracking and consensus WHAT - Know who your local, state and federal representative is and see if their vote matches yours. Also allows for influencing policy at the planning and voting stage !!! HOW - The ID allows for attaching your location, based of which we pull representative information off the internet. We scrape voting history For consensus we can create a live poll of verified users of the same community or compare to historical data WHY - accountability of elected representatives matters. It helps with accurate portrayal during election cycles and people are less prone to news bias Misinformation and trolling mitigation WHAT - Multiple methods can be used for casting doubt, mischaracterize, color opinion. An fixed id and civic ranking will minimize these platforms How - banning and limited access WHY - self explanatory [FUTURE] - crowd counting [FUTURE] - election vote tracking [FUTURE] - OPEN constitution