Marietje Schaake
@marietjeschaake.bsky.social
Technology Policy at Stanford 👩🏼💻 column in FT 🇪🇺 Member of European Parliament 2009-2019 📕Author: The Tech Coup
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The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
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When I wrote my book The Tech Coup, quite a few people remarked that the word ‘coup’ might be an overstatement. Today it sadly seems like an understatement ↘️ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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“Unless lawmakers step up, you’ll be up against something humanity has never faced before: the constant dread of wrestling with an algorithm that just won’t lose.”
Hoe iedere consument op dit moment al verliest van het dynamic price algoritme.
Hoe iedere consument op dit moment al verliest van het dynamic price algoritme.
Great journalism by New York Times on algorithmic price discrimination ↘️ www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
Shopping has always been a game. And now it’s being rigged against you.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Unless lawmakers step up, you’ll be up against something humanity has never faced before: the constant dread of wrestling with an algorithm that just won’t lose.”
Hoe iedere consument op dit moment al verliest van het dynamic price algoritme.
Hoe iedere consument op dit moment al verliest van het dynamic price algoritme.
Great journalism by New York Times on algorithmic price discrimination ↘️ www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
Shopping has always been a game. And now it’s being rigged against you.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Great journalism by New York Times on algorithmic price discrimination ↘️ www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Een gesprek over de opdracht voor Europa en dus de volgende regering, om van onze digitale afhankelijkheid af te komen. Dat is een noodzaak maar ook een enorme kans ↘️
De EU liep altijd voorop in het reguleren van Big Tech, maar kan Brussel de rug recht houden nu de Amerikaanse druk op Europese wetgeving groeit?
@annettevansoest.bsky.social praat erover met techonderzoeker en oud-Europarlementariër @marietjeschaake.bsky.social.
Luister via 👉🏻 pod.link/1459092639
@annettevansoest.bsky.social praat erover met techonderzoeker en oud-Europarlementariër @marietjeschaake.bsky.social.
Luister via 👉🏻 pod.link/1459092639
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Een gesprek over de opdracht voor Europa en dus de volgende regering, om van onze digitale afhankelijkheid af te komen. Dat is een noodzaak maar ook een enorme kans ↘️
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends 🦃
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
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Trump’s 28-point proposal drawn up with Russia and without Ukrainian and European input is filled with non starters for Kyiv and Brussels: ceding Donbas as DMZ and recognition of it as Russian; reduction of Ukraine’s army; enshrining in constitution that Ukraine country won’t seek NATO membership….
US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control on.ft.com/48rlqiQ
US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control
Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia
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November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Trump’s 28-point proposal drawn up with Russia and without Ukrainian and European input is filled with non starters for Kyiv and Brussels: ceding Donbas as DMZ and recognition of it as Russian; reduction of Ukraine’s army; enshrining in constitution that Ukraine country won’t seek NATO membership….
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Truly mind-blowing levels of hypocrisy from this admin on using government strong arming to threaten social media companies into censoring
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Truly mind-blowing levels of hypocrisy from this admin on using government strong arming to threaten social media companies into censoring
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
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Larry Summers exits OpenAI board www.axios.com/2025/11/19/e...
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board amid Epstein revelations
Summers said this week he would step back from public commitments amid the latest Epstein news.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Larry Summers exits OpenAI board www.axios.com/2025/11/19/e...
Does anyone have the video of people standing up for the journalist that the president of the United States called a pig? Or asking ‘Did you just call her Piggy?’
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Does anyone have the video of people standing up for the journalist that the president of the United States called a pig? Or asking ‘Did you just call her Piggy?’
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Donald Trump’s family business and its Saudi partner are to build a luxury Maldives resort that uses blockchain technology to attract investment, in plans unveiled on the eve of a visit to Washington by the kingdom’s de facto ruler on.ft.com/3LBRCHE
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Our new episode of Power & Purpose is out! From confronting populism in the Netherlands to navigating crisis in the Middle East, SigridKaag offers an insight into principled decision-making under pressure.
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Sigrid Kaag on Straddling Divides and Withstanding Political Violence
Puntata podcast · Power & Purpose · 17/11/2025 · 42 min
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November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Our new episode of Power & Purpose is out! From confronting populism in the Netherlands to navigating crisis in the Middle East, SigridKaag offers an insight into principled decision-making under pressure.
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This Veterans Day, Americans may like to know a wide coalition of Dutch political parties in Limburg are fighting back against the removal of 2 panels commemorating black veterans at Margraten US WOII cemetery ↘️ www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
Calls for permanent memorial in Limburg to black US liberators - DutchNews.nl
Provincial councillors in Limburg have called for a permanent memorial to black American servicemen to be erected next to the US war cemetery in Margraten after it emerged that panels commemorating th...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This Veterans Day, Americans may like to know a wide coalition of Dutch political parties in Limburg are fighting back against the removal of 2 panels commemorating black veterans at Margraten US WOII cemetery ↘️ www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
Thread and call to action #VeteransDay ↘️
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Thread and call to action #VeteransDay ↘️
This Veterans Day, Americans may like to know a wide coalition of Dutch political parties in Limburg are fighting back against the removal of 2 panels commemorating black veterans at Margraten US WOII cemetery ↘️ www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
Calls for permanent memorial in Limburg to black US liberators - DutchNews.nl
Provincial councillors in Limburg have called for a permanent memorial to black American servicemen to be erected next to the US war cemetery in Margraten after it emerged that panels commemorating th...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This Veterans Day, Americans may like to know a wide coalition of Dutch political parties in Limburg are fighting back against the removal of 2 panels commemorating black veterans at Margraten US WOII cemetery ↘️ www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
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BREAKING
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down—a powerful symbol of freedom overcoming division. It marked not just the reunification of Germany, but a rebirth of hope across Europe. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down—a powerful symbol of freedom overcoming division. It marked not just the reunification of Germany, but a rebirth of hope across Europe. 1/2
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Chatbots pose a risk to democracy-Society needs a deeper understanding and greater transparency of AI and social media recommendations. We currently lack insights that could be key to uncovering intended or…
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Chatbots pose a risk to democracy
AI companies vowed not to support their use for voting choice so why are they recommending parties?
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy-Society needs a deeper understanding and greater transparency of AI and social media recommendations. We currently lack insights that could be key to uncovering intended or…
www.ft.com/content/b01d... @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/b01d... @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Looking forward to the release of the Italian version of The Tech Coup 💥 www.francoangeli.it/Libro/Il-col...
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Looking forward to the release of the Italian version of The Tech Coup 💥 www.francoangeli.it/Libro/Il-col...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
A-Team of women leading the transition: Mamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City ↘️ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
Mamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City
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November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A-Team of women leading the transition: Mamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City ↘️ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
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"Society needs a deeper understanding and greater transparency of AI and social media recommendations. We currently lack insights that could be key to uncovering intended or unintended manipulation," writes @marietjeschaake.bsky.social:
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy
AI companies vowed not to support their use for voting choice so why are they recommending parties?
www.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Society needs a deeper understanding and greater transparency of AI and social media recommendations. We currently lack insights that could be key to uncovering intended or unintended manipulation," writes @marietjeschaake.bsky.social:
Tech companies are the Trump Administration’s footsoldiers ↘️
We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Tech companies are the Trump Administration’s footsoldiers ↘️
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“After testing ChatGPT, Mistral, Grok and Gemini, the Dutch data protection authority warned that advice was “unreliable and clearly biased”. “Chatbots . . . miss the mark,” said Monique Verdier, deputy chair.” - @marietjeschaake.bsky.social via @financialtimes.com
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy on.ft.com/4oRVRgi | opinion
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy
AI companies vowed not to support their use for voting choice so why are they recommending parties?
on.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“After testing ChatGPT, Mistral, Grok and Gemini, the Dutch data protection authority warned that advice was “unreliable and clearly biased”. “Chatbots . . . miss the mark,” said Monique Verdier, deputy chair.” - @marietjeschaake.bsky.social via @financialtimes.com
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Chatbots pose a risk to democracy on.ft.com/4oRVRgi | opinion
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy
AI companies vowed not to support their use for voting choice so why are they recommending parties?
on.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Chatbots pose a risk to democracy on.ft.com/4oRVRgi | opinion
No shock here, waiting for consequences! ↘️
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
No shock here, waiting for consequences! ↘️