Magazine article
The founder kings of Silicon Valley: Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok
The Conversation
04/08/2025
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.gvf4h4ahh
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Abstract
Nearly every major American social media platform is ruled by a single founder with near-total control, thanks to a relatively new corporate share structure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The founder kings of Silicon Valley: Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok
- Creators
- Gregory H Shill - University of Iowa, Law Faculty
- Resource Type
- Magazine article
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- DOI
- 10.64628/AAI.gvf4h4ahh
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/08/2025
- Academic Unit
- Economics; Center for Social Science Innovation; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984804320002771
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