Agora: The Birth of a New Document Ecosystem

Agora is a brand new document ecosystem, its name derived from ancient Greek, meaning a public gathering place and also regarded as the birthplace of democracy. This naming is quite meaningful, as the Agora protocol will serve as a public document management system, where all uploaded files will be visible to everyone and possess permanence and timestamp characteristics. Ultimately, this system will be self-managed by the community, enabling all users to share various content files with each other.

Overview of Application Process

The first version of Agora will focus on the NFT field, allowing individuals and businesses to publish creative content. During the Beta testing phase, the system will limit the first batch of content files to test the platform's scalability and the community's management capabilities.

Users only need to bind their Cardano wallet with the Agora protocol to use the file management system. This system will be upgraded in the future to a complete NFT trading market. Users can showcase and share their content or engage in buying and selling. At a fundamental level, user identity will remain pseudonymous, as only the public address of the wallet is visible to the outside.

To maintain the decentralized nature, KYC verification will not be mandatory. However, users can choose to undergo KYC to verify the authenticity of the content. This will help other users identify the reliability of the content and add legitimacy to the uploaded content. The KYC program will be launched after beta testing.

AI-driven Community Protection Solutions

With the completion of the Beta version of the Agora platform, more features will be added, including support for more content formats and community commenting features. To address potential "illegal" or "offensive" content, Agora has designed a dual mechanism of social and technical measures.

On a technical level, a dual AI-driven solution will be adopted to identify content or comments that do not conform to community-defined standards. This AI system will automatically identify and isolate these files. In addition, two social mechanisms, "Agora Reputation Score" and "Illegal Content Isolation," will also be introduced.

Agora Reputation Score (ARS)

ARS is a dynamic scoring system that adjusts based on user behavior:

• Upload files: Adjust scores based on content appropriateness.
• File Management: Encourage long-term retention of content
• Voting Participation: Increase user engagement while preventing malicious behavior.
• Browse files: Encourage content interaction

Users will be classified into different levels based on their ARS scores, with each level having corresponding rights, such as exclusive access and premium content subscription rights.

illegal content isolation

All content is subject to ongoing review by the community and AI systems. Content marked as "suspicious" will be removed from public sharing status. The platform will also establish a "review committee" responsible for making final decisions on isolated documents. Committee members must pass KYC verification and be at least 21 years old to ensure compliance and protect minors.

Agora's Vision

Agora aims to become a community-driven social engagement platform, ultimately evolving into a fully functional NFT trading market. It will provide users with a decentralized space for interaction, content sharing, creativity, and community discussions.

It is worth noting that the final structure of Agora will be continuously adjusted and improved based on community feedback to ensure it becomes a truly user-driven organic platform.