Technology firms are an 'existential threat to humanity'

Technology firms have such an influence on people that they should be viewed as an'existential threat to humanity', according to an ex-Google product manager. In a new interview, Tristan Harris claims that tech firms are steering the thoughts of as many as two billion people every day. He even goes so far as to claim that the firms now have an even bigger influence on people that most religions. Technology firms including Facebook and Snapchat have such an influence on people that they should be viewed as an'existential threat to humanity', according to Tristan Harris, an ex-Google product manager Mr Harris was speaking during an interview with Evan Harris on BBC Newsnight. He said: 'It's much bigger than addiction, I'd actually call it an existential threat to the human race.