Big tech has spent $582M lobbying Congress. Here’s where that money went | Fox Business

Big tech has spent $582M lobbying Congress. Here’s where that money went | Fox Business

"The five biggest technology companies in the U.S. have poured more than half a billion dollars since 2005 into lobbying Congress on issues ranging from privacy to tax laws.

From 2005 to 2018, AmazonOpens a New Window., AppleOpens a New Window., FacebookOpens a New Window., GoogleOpens a New Window. and MicrosoftOpens a New Window. spent a collective $582 million trying to influence Capitol Hill, according to a new report from vpnMentor, as some of those companies tried to privately battle growing concerns about their handling of user data."  

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