Google, Facebook, Apple spent record amounts on lobbying in 2014<article>
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The tech industry’s most influential companies spent record amounts of money on federal lobbying in 2014 despite a general drop in lobbying by most tech companies. The spending was often directed at areas away from the central business of technology, and it indicates how diverse and powerful major tech companies are becoming.</p><p>
Google was the top spender, plowing just over US$16.8 million into its lobbying efforts, an increase of $1 million on 2013. Its lobbying covered technology policy issues such as online advertising and data privacy but also touched on the broad range of issues it now finds important, including patents, labor issues, drones, health data, immigration and international tax reform.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2873752/google-facebook-apple-spent-record-amounts-on-lobbying-in-2014.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Google, Facebook, Apple spent record amounts on lobbying in 2014
