The Tech Coup, by Marietje Schaake

The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley (2024)

A forceful critique and behind-the-scenes account of how the institutional capture by tech companies happened. This book shows the path forward when it comes to institutional reform while working within the liberal-democratic context, which is exactly where we part company: Schaake believes the existing toolkit is adequate if we find the will to use it, and I think the toolkit itself is the anachronism. A natural starting point for the whole Act.

Read it asking: Is this a failure of political will, or a failure of institutional design?