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Content creators shape culture and discourse, yet many face unstable incomes, opaque moderation policies, and limited protections. With influence often fleeting and livelihoods uncertain, how can policy, technology, and investment help build a fairer creator economy that values originality, safeguards expression, and shares power more equitably?
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In today’s information-saturated world, media fluency is as essential as reading or math. Yet a 2024 News Literacy Project survey found that only 39% of U.S. teens receive formal media literacy education, and just 18% can accurately distinguish news from ads, opinion, or entertainment. As students navigate increasingly AI-driven and conspiratorial media ecosystems, how can schools equip them to think critically, discern truth, and shape the digital world they’re inheriting?
Academy Stage - Music Keynote 10 December 12:55 - 1:10PM
Programming Music for the Creator Economy
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The Next Chapter of Connection
As technology redefines how we see, share, and connect, what comes next for human interaction? Join Hussein Freijeh for an intimate conversation on the evolution of social platforms and the role of augmented reality in reconnecting us to our surroundings, our communities, and ourselves.
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