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Comment by Marietje Schaake
Stanford Cyber Policy Center; former MEP; UN AI Advisory Body member; author of The Tech Coup
Without guardrails, transparency, independent oversight and accountability, we will see corporate interests capturing politics and state power towards their own objectives. Unfortunately, the synergy between Elon Musk, other tech CEOs, and President Trump illustrate what that looks like. It is a direct assault on democracy and the rule of law and needs to be stopped.AI Verified source (2025)
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The quote is authentic. The exact text appears verbatim at the cited Just Security URL in the article “Q&A with Marietje Schaake on the Tech Coup and Trump,” which is credited to Marietje Schaake and published on February 6, 2025. The quoted passage appears in the answer under the question about democracy and the rule of law, matching the wording you provided. ([justsecurity.org](https://www.justsecurity.org/105395/qa-mariejte-schaake-on-tech-coup-trump/))
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