Facebook spent $19.7M on federal lobbying in 2020, up 17.8% YoY, Google spent $7.5M, down 36.2%; Big Five tech companies together spent $61.1M, down 1.8% (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Facebook spent $19.7M on federal lobbying in 2020, up 17.8% YoY, Google spent $7.5M, down 36.2%; Big Five tech companies together spent $61.1M, down 1.8% (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)


Lauren Feiner / CNBC:

Facebook spent $19.7M on federal lobbying in 2020, up 17.8% YoY, Google spent $7.5M, down 36.2%; Big Five tech companies together spent $61.1M, down 1.8%  —  – Tech companies disclosed their lobbying spending for the fourth quarter of 2020 late Thursday night, revealing big swings in spending from 2019 to 2020.

Facebook spent .7M on federal lobbying in 2020, up 17.8% YoY, Google spent .5M, down 36.2%; Big Five tech companies together spent .1M, down 1.8% (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)
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