Opinion: Billionaires Have Their Fingers on the Kill Switch. It’s Time to Take It Away | Daily Kos
A handful of the world’s wealthiest oligarchs have gained extraordinary control over the communications systems we depend on, giving them enormous power to influence politics, shape public opinion, and even affect the course of wars... And we’re seeing just how dangerous that concentration of power has become...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/18/800114088/community/billionaires-have-their-fingers-on-the-kill-switch-its-time-to-take-it-away/
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