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Who owns the media?

-in the UK, USA & Worldwide -

Money, wealth and ownership of the media

Media ownership is a big concern

As of 2026 there's a severe imbalance in the distribution of media ownership inevitably increasing potential threats to the operation of diverse, fairer free speech. When Google AI was asked to check the latest status of global wealth and media ownership, it referenced research undertaken by the Guardian newspaper, the charity Oxfam and Forbes and pointed out that the owners of the world's top media and social media companies are not only in the top 1% but typically sit within the top 0.0001% of global wealth holders.

The defend campaign thinks this needs to change and is confident that the public feels the same , but if resources allow, it will undertake initial research within its means to evidence this and to insist that control of media and social media outlets is legally monitored and regulated in the public interest. defend will collaborate internationally where possible and seek and record reaction from those owners to ensure fairer, wide-ranging free speech is maintained.