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META: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to encryption and privacy policy. Issues related to repeal of Section 230. Issues and discussion related to online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts. Issues related to competition legislation

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Became public
Jul 20, 2026, 7:04 PM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
Collected
Nov 8, 2026, 12:29 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: META PLATFORMS INC (FKA FACEBOOK, INC.) is Meta Platforms, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $30,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

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