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      I count only three?

      Also wow, the top company that no-one ever heard of owned by the guy no-one ever heard of.

      (Apply “almost” where needed)

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        I don’t have time to look it up, but his wealth is also listed as net worth, not income, so I suspect that might be a private company, which would explain why we haven’t heard as much about him.

        Edit: I have time now and yes, it’s privately owned.

        Edit 2: but maybe it’s about to be merged into a public company? I’m not sure, this is pretty nebulous, possibly because it hasn’t been finalized yet.

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      How tricky would it be To create a browser extension that notified you if you visit a site owned by these big6 (and more) and which one?

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          The database seems like the biggest hurdle indeed.

          I am considering about a community maintained dataset that starts with the most major sites and companies and expands from there.

          I would not be able to do this alone but we could create a lemmy place to start something like it.

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            I don’t see why not. Maybe a community for it will interest potential contributors to the project!

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          Not even Lemmy is an exception there but wouldn’t it be nice to know whos propaganda we are consuming?

          Unless your advocating to cut the cable and live of grid we still have to visit sites.

          I talking beyond the scope of media also. I would like to know if a dogfood site is actually nestle or not.

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            I have a cat and I try not to buy Purina, because it’s owned by Nestle.

            But realistically, there’s no way you can bring down a company as big as Nestle or Musk by not buying from them.

            I mean, has Musk lost anything if he only goes down to a mere $1 billion?

            imho

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              True

              Its less about actively bringing them down and more about actively not being a part of the problem by supporting slightly more ethical alternatives.

              The Rich have more money then they could ever dream of spending, thats why its absurd that money is a motivator. Its an addiction to egomania and authoritarian power that drives their actions.