Are these the world worst CEO?

#1 ALEX KARP—PALANTIR
Palantir won a $30m ICE contract to build “ImmigrationOS,” an AI “watchtower” to support ICE raids and DOGE surveillance of federal employees. Congressional critics warned of an "unprecedented surveillance nightmare." A UN Special Rapporteur found “reasonable grounds” Palantir’s platform contributed to Israel’s unlawful use of force in Gaza. In Ukraine, Palantir's "digital kill chain" transforms drone footage into targeting. Karp boasts: “Our product is used on occasion to kill people.”

#2 ELON MUSK—DOGE/TESLA/X
As DOGE chief, a chainsaw-wielding Musk drove staff and aid cuts a modeler estimates caused up to 720,000 deaths by end 2025, pushing bogus fraud claims to justify them. On X he urged Germans to back far-right AfD as the “last spark of hope,” accused UK PM Starmer of “complicity in the rape of Britain,” and polled 200M followers on whether “America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.”

#3 LARRY ELLISON—ORACLE
Larry doesn’t just sell databases—Oracle helped the Heritage Foundation assemble Project 2025’s database of “vetted and loyal foot soldiers” for a future hard-right government. He openly promotes a surveillance-first worldviewr: citizens will be “on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything.” He's a long-time friend of Netanyahu and major donor to the FIDF. His $40B helped his son acquire Paramount, he secured the politicized TikTok deal, and he gathered $500B in AI contracts through regular White House visits.

#4 MARK ZUCKERBERG—META/FACEBOOK
Zuckerberg dismantled third party fact-checking across the world's largest information platform, eliminated DEI, donated $1M to Trump's inauguration, and "relaxed restrictions" on inflammatory content. He openly conceded “more harmful content will appear,” calling Trump's election a "cultural tipping point" and appointing UFC's Dana White to Meta's board.

#5 MARC BENIOFF—SALESFORCE
The Obama–Clinton–Harris mega-donor told the New York Times: “I fully support the President,” then urging Trump to send the National Guard into San Francisco: “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.” Public outrage and the resignation of Ron Conway forced a climb-down. At the same time, Salesforce was pitching ICE on using its AI tools for an “aggressive” campaign to recruit deportation agents.

Many Tech CEOs don't merely express controversial views—they operationalise authoritarian governance. Databases tracking citizens for deportation. Loyalty-screening systems. Dismantled fact-checking. AI-assisted targeting. This is oligarchy in practice: billionaire technologists wielding state-level power without democratic accountability.