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35 posts and columns on lobbying
Apple Pumping More Money Into Lobbying
And to think, a decade ago, Apple spent a little over a half a million dollars on Washington lobbying efforts …Please Welcome Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Brad Smith and Sean Parker to the ZuckerPAC
Mark Zuckerberg brings more of his powerful friends to the roster of his political advocacy group inside the Beltway.Google on Track for Another Record High: Lobbying Expenses
It’s not just the stock price that has gone up this year.Voices
Google’s Driverless Car Draws Political Power
Google has been working with a network of local lobbyists and in-house policy experts to woo legislators with demonstrations and rides in its exotic cars.News Byte
Facebook Beats Its Own Quarterly Lobbying Spending Record
Facebook spent $960,000 on lobbying Congress in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure filing. That’s the most the company has spent on lobbying in a single quarter, as National Journal notes. Among the issues lobbied were various consumer privacy acts, do-not-track legislation and the Global Online Freedom Act. Google also broke its own second-quarter record, spending close to $4 million.Google’s Q1 Federal Lobbying Receipt: $5M
Google spent $5.03 million on federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2012, according to a regulatory document filed Friday.Netflix Says Its PAC Is Not About SOPA
Yes, Reed Hastings wants to influence government. Just like lots of big media and tech companies.Voices
Google Taps Former Rep. Molinari to Oversee Lobbying
Google Inc. has tapped former congresswoman and veteran lobbyist Susan Molinari to oversee government outreach in the Americas, adding muscle to the Internet giant’s political presence amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny.News Byte





