Google top in Lobbying, Spent USD 21.7 Million
Google has spent USD 21.7 million on lobbying last year to influence lawmakers, becoming the leading corporate spender among the tech companies facing increasing scrutiny from US regulators over privacy practices and market control, according to a media report.
Lobbying spending by tech companies has been on a steady rise in recent years and is way up over the past decade, according to the report on CNBC.
The report cited data from the Center for Responsive Politics, which is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.
As the biggest US technology companies face increasing scrutiny from regulators related to privacy practices and market control, they are spending a lot more money to try and influence lawma...