Cyber expert warns of dangers of unregulated social media Marietje Schaake is the president of the Cyber Peace Institute in Geneva and the international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center. She worked in the US Congress and served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands between 2009 and 2019. Schaake The establishment of an alternative reality is gaining ground in political and activist groups from both the left and right sides of the political spectrum. Whether they are QAnon conspiracy supporters, deniers of Covid-19, climate change, or vaccine science, many activists are finding support online through social media.