Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants Americans to “stay focused” on the most important issues of our time, and the three richest men on the planet will be named on Monday. After seeing him sworn into the highest office, he warned about the burgeoning oli head.
Sanders pointed out on CNN’s “The Source” on Tuesday that a handful of billionaires have already bought major news publications and social media platforms, and may buy TikTok.X (formerly Twitter) He set off the alarm after being asked about Elon Musk, who owns a company called
“This is what the oligarchy is for,” Sanders told anchor Kaitlan Collins. “We have Jeff Bezos who owns the Washington Post. Mr. Musk already owns Twitter. We have other billionaires who own the major media outlets in this country, CNN, and other companies.”
“When you look at who owns them, you’re looking at big Wall Street companies,” the progressive senator continued. “So you already have a big, serious problem with media ownership. If Musk ends up owning TikTok, it’s just going to make a bad situation that much worse.”
Trump confirmed Tuesday that Musk is open to the idea of buying TikTok.
This option would require former President Joe Biden to sign a $95 billion foreign aid bill to Israel and Ukraine in April of last year.Measures that included measures last year to force TikTok to become a Chinese-owned parent company or be banned Also included. in the usa
Supporters of the bill believe TikTok is a national security threat. But Sanders, who voted against it because of funding for Israel, said on X last week that he was “afraid that Congress would get into the business of shutting down media platforms.”
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“We need a media that is fearless in speaking out about the issues of the day. When you have a small number of very wealthy people controlling what we see, hear, and read. , you’re never going to have it’ – a former Democrat in the administration said on CNN that these people have recently “fallen to Trump.”
These fears have long been warranted, but with all eyes on Trump’s inauguration. It was attended by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bezos, and Musk.
