Expert highlights danger of tech companies’ power over society [Video]

Marietje Schaake is a Dutch politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands between 2009 and 2019. She’s also the international policy director at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center.

ABC News’ Trevor Ault sat down with Schaake to talk about her new book “The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley.” She discusses Big Tech’s influence on politics and government’s responsibility in keeping these companies from harming society.

ABC NEWS: Some experts claim we’re currently living in a tech takeover with social media, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency all increasingly prevalent. How does tech impact our daily lives and, furthermore, our democracy?

The former member of the European Parliament and international policy director at the Cyber Policy Center, Marietje Schaake, is out with a new book. It’s called “The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley.” Marietje, thanks so much for being here today.

SCHAAKE: Great to be here.

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