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Bernie Sanders: “Six large media conglomerates control about 90% of what the…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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And here's something else that we don't talk. Talk enough about when we talk about concentration of ownership. Talk about media ownership. In the United States, Six large media conglomerates control about 90% of what the American people see, hear and read. Think about it for a moment. Why does Elon Musk own Twitter? Why does Jeff Bezos own the Washington Post and Twitch? Mark Zuckerberg owns Meta, which includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, messenger and Threads. (07:58–08:05)

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