They were architects of the culture and values that produced the problems I described above. Their money and expertise may be valuable to your campaign, but I hope you will not turn to them for policy guidance. Imagine my disappointment last week when The New York Times reported that President Obama had suggested that you work with two members of the Silicon Valley establishment, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. For all its past contributions to our nation, Silicon Valley now has issues with culture, business models, and business practices that require government intervention. In addition, many companies in Silicon Valley have been accused of racial and gender bias relative to employees, most recently Facebook, where an employee and two applicants filed a complaint of alleged racial bias. More than 1,000 marketers have joined the #StopHateForProfit campaign, agreeing to pause their advertising on Facebook for a month or more to protest the amplification of hate. Internet platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter have amplified hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories, undermining our politics, our pandemic response, and the safety of our citizens. New technologies like facial recognition and artificial intelligence have been plagued by racial and gender bias, with particular harm in areas like law enforcement, job hiring, and mortgage applications. One of the policy areas that demands a new approach is technology. He spent 34 years as a technology investor, was an early investor in Facebook, and an adviser to Mark Zuckerberg. Roger McNamee ( is the author of the New York Times bestseller Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.

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