Filings: Apple's US lobbying spend grew 44% YoY to $9.4M in 2022; Amazon's grew ~2% to $19.7M, Meta's fell 4.6% to $19.2M; Google spent $10.9M, Microsoft $9.8M
and engaged in astroturfing on top of it all Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg : Meta Lobbying Spending Dips as Job Cuts, Costs Surge Tweets: Amit Kumar / @akumar : lol lobbyist: what's our budget? functionary: oh i don't know... $10mil? $20mil? let's throw a dart https://twitter.com/... Rakesh Agrawal / @rakeshlobster : The scandal isn't that you can buy access to government. The scandal is now little you have to pay. https://twitter.com/... Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : Meta Lobbying Spending Dips As Tech Layoffs Increase - Meta Platforms Inc.'s spending on lobbying decreased by about $1 million during the final quarter of 2022 - It spent $3.65 million on lobbying during Q4 2022 vs. $4.72 million in Q3 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/...