In liberal democracies worldwide, we are witnessing an alarming trend of polarization. The public space for open dialogues is diminishing, both online and offline.

Disinformation, hate speech, and bots, have transformed social media into a toxic place, where differing opinions are met with hostility rather than dialogues. Pew Research Center reveals that while social media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinions, 70% of users avoid posting about politics due to the fear of backlash. Vulnerable populations, including women and minorities, are significantly more likely to be harassed and pressured to self-censor. Their voices are routinely missing from the civic sphere.

We believe that social media should be a safe and open space where all of us are free to express ourselves, civil and respectful with others, confident in the source of information, and in control of our privacy.

Our core technologies:

• Zero Knowledge Proof cryptography (zk) to ensure user privacy and data trustworthiness
• Large Language Model (LLM) to facilitate moderation and constructive dialogues
• Trust-minimized infrastructure to provide auditable moderation

Our core products:

• 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: an anonymous professional forum that allows users to share honest career insights. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳. Users are verified by work or school email address.

• 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗮: an eDemocracy platform where users participate in anonymous discussions and polls within their country or city. Users are verified by ZK Proof of Passport, or Verifiable Credentials.

ZKorum is currently at the development stage, and is actively built in public. The technical feasibility and research & development have been validated.

The Roadmap as well as this document are continuously updated.

The product of ZKorum is an online forum where communities and verified members can create and participate in anonymous polls, surveys, discussions, and votes. On reaching the ZKorum Progressive Web App (PWA), anyone can browse the existing public surveys and their results. For example, a public poll asking European residents from 18 to 60 years old if they will choose an Electric Vehicle over a gas one. By default, surveys are publicly visible. Participating in surveys is restricted to users who can prove they hold the right credentials (eligibility). Eligibility is verified in a privacy-preserving way using zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) of users’ Anonymous Credentials (Dock’s BBS+ W3C Verifiable Credentials).

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