In these uncertain days it’s a good idea to know who’s behind your news sources, whether it be social media or mainstream media. The following is a guide for you.

Major social media platforms and their parent companies: 

• Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads: owned by Meta Platforms
• YouTube: is owned by Alphabet Inc. (Google)
  
• TikTok: is owned by ByteDance.
  
• Bluesky is primarily owned by its CEO, Jay Graber, and the Bluesky team
  
• Reddit is an independent subsidiary of Condé Nast’s parent company, Advance Publications.
  
• Substack is owned by its co-founders: Chris Best, Jairaj Sethi, and Hamish McKenzie.
  
• Telegram is owned by its founders, brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov
  
• Signal is owned by the San Francisco-based nonprofit Signal Foundation, created in 2018 by WhatsApp founders Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton.
  
• X (formerly Twitter): is owned by X Corp., which is owned by Elon Musk.
  
• Snapchat: is owned by Snap Inc.
  

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Mainstream media platforms and their parent companies: 

• Comcast: Owns NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, and numerous other channels through NBCUniversal. 
• The Walt Disney Company: Owns ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, and various other channels. 
• Paramount Global: Owns CBS, Paramount Network, MTV, Nickelodeon, and many more. 
• Fox Corporation: Owns Fox, Fox News, Fox Business, and Fox Sports. 
• Warner Bros. Discovery: Owns CNN, HBO, TBS, TNT, and others.