Bernie Sanders Highlights How Handful Of Billionaires Like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Are Controlling What Americans See
Sen on Tuesday. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sounded the alarm about the concentration of media power in the hands of one person. several ultra-rich individuals.
Sanders Warns Against Media Oligarchy in the US
Sanders took X He summarized his concerns by stating that in authoritarian societies the media is often controlled by a small group.
He then drew parallels with the United States and stated: Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) And SpaceX CEO Elon Musk owner of X, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg controls Facebook And instagram“The Ellisons” own shares GIS and they look CNN And TikTok US operations and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos owner Twitch And Washington Post.
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Here’s what Sanders meant when he talked about the “Ellisons”: Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) CEO David Ellison and his father, Larry Ellisonco-founder and CTO Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL).
“We must fight the oligarchy,” Sanders wrote.
In an authoritarian society, the media is in the hands of a handful of oligarchs.
Where we are now in America:
Musk owns X.
Zuckerberg owns Facebook and Instagram.
The Ellisons own CBS and monitor CNN and TikTok.
Bezos owns Twitch and the Washington Post.We must fight against oligarchy.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) 25 November 2025
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Musk Surpasses $442 Billion as Tech Leaders Control Highest Net Worth Rankings
According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires indexThe technology sector continues to dominate among the richest people in the world.
Musk tops the list with an estimated net worth of $442 billion. Oracle’s Ellison comes in fourth place with $254 billion, with Bezos close behind with $251 billion.
Zuckerberg ranks sixth in the index with a net worth of $225 billion.
Social Media Environment Shows Concentration
Data from Statcounter GlobalStats highlights the dominance of these platforms in the US: Facebook accounts for approximately 59% of social media usage, on Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) 16%, X 14%, Instagram 6%, with a subsidiary YouTube Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:Google) Google And Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) each less than 3%.
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