Most tech giants spent an increasingly large amount of cash this quarter
versus previous quarters lobbying U.S. officials on their various
interests. Amazon, Google, and Twitter all saw their lobbying
expenditures increase in the most recent quarter that just ended last
month, Bloomberg reports. Among the major tech and communication
companies that have reported their most recent lobbying expenses:
Amazon spent $3.63 million – a company record
Google spent $5.46 million – up 30% YOY
Facebook spent $2.82 million – down $300,000
Twitter spent $310,000 – up almost threefold
Microsoft spent $2.24 million
Oracle spent $1.44 million
IBM spent $900,000
AT&T spent $3.85 million
Comcast spent $3.43 million
Charter Communications spent $2.27 million
Verizon spent just over $2.33 million
Amazon’s increased spending on lobbying can be attributed in part to the
company trying to secure a $10 billion cloud-computing contract with
the Pentagon. Google, Facebook, and Twitter meanwhile had to deal with
increasing pressure from lawmakers about reining in election meddling on
their platforms.
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versus previous quarters lobbying U.S. officials on their various
interests. Amazon, Google, and Twitter all saw their lobbying
expenditures increase in the most recent quarter that just ended last
month, Bloomberg reports. Among the major tech and communication
companies that have reported their most recent lobbying expenses:
Amazon spent $3.63 million – a company record
Google spent $5.46 million – up 30% YOY
Facebook spent $2.82 million – down $300,000
Twitter spent $310,000 – up almost threefold
Microsoft spent $2.24 million
Oracle spent $1.44 million
IBM spent $900,000
AT&T spent $3.85 million
Comcast spent $3.43 million
Charter Communications spent $2.27 million
Verizon spent just over $2.33 million
Amazon’s increased spending on lobbying can be attributed in part to the
company trying to secure a $10 billion cloud-computing contract with
the Pentagon. Google, Facebook, and Twitter meanwhile had to deal with
increasing pressure from lawmakers about reining in election meddling on
their platforms.
https://www.geezgo.com/sps/44077
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Geezgo for free. Use Geezgo's end-to-end encrypted Chat with your
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