Tech companies have effectively become a fourth branch of government
Karen Dunn · a16z Podcast | Tech Policy and the Courts · Jan 2, 2019 · at 11:20
Attorney Karen Dunn speaks at the a16z Tech Policy Summit regarding how tech companies are taking on governance roles as traditional government branches stall.
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“I really think the fourth branch of government at this point are tech companies, and I think that they have the resources to move fast enough. They have the public reach.”
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