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Don’t Regulate Me, Bro! Social Casino Companies Band Together to “Inform” Lawmakers.

Eric Johnson in Social on November 1, 2013 at 12:56 pm PT

The social casino gaming trade group ISGA wants to stop government regulation before it can start. Whether it’s going to start is another question.

The ZuckerPAC Says It Cares About All Immigrants, Not Just the Techies

Mike Isaac in Social on August 6, 2013 at 5:30 am PT

The Facebook founder’s political action group aims to burnish its image while supporting a writer and activist’s recent film project.

As Senate Passes Immigration Bill, the ZuckerPAC Takes a Victory Lap

Mike Isaac in Social on June 27, 2013 at 2:24 pm PT

A win for immigration reform means a win for Mark Zuckerberg’s political action committee, FWD.us.

Apple Pumping More Money Into Lobbying

John Paczkowski in News on May 24, 2013 at 5:30 am PT

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

Mike Isaac in Social on April 26, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

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

Liz Gannes in News on October 24, 2012 at 2:23 pm PT

It’s not just the stock price that has gone up this year.

Voices

Google’s Driverless Car Draws Political Power

Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 12, 2012 at 2:25 pm PT

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

Mike Isaac in Social on July 23, 2012 at 1:03 pm PT

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.