In The Tech Coup, Marietje Schaake offers a behind-the-scenes account of how technology companies crept into nearly every corner of our lives and our governments. She takes us beyond the headlines to high-stakes meetings with human rights defenders, business leaders, computer scientists, and politicians to show how technologies—from social media to artificial intelligence—have gone from being heralded as utopian to undermining the pillars of our democracies. To reverse this existential power imbalance, Schaake outlines game-changing solutions to empower elected officials and citizens alike. Democratic leaders can—and must—resist the influence of corporate lobbying and reinvent themselves as dynamic, flexible guardians of our digital world.
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Resources related to the book The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
1) Author Interview: CNN Amanpour & Co.
February 10, 2025 (17 minutes)
2) Author Interview: The Guardian
November 30, 2024 (hard-copy)
3) Book Review (Kirkus Reviews): Both alarming and hopeful.
4) TED Talk: Marietje Schaake – Why People Should Govern Surveillance Technology
February 20, 2019 (11 minutes)
5) Silicon Valley Is at an Inflection Point by Karen Hao
NY Times opinion article corroborating Tech Coup thesis (May 30, 2025)