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META: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to privacy, security data legislation, discussion regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, youth safety, and platform integrity Issues related to privacy, security data legislation, discussion regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, youth safety, and platform integrity Issues related to privacy, security data legislation, discussion regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, youth safety, and platform integrity

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Became public
Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 PM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 8, 2026, 12:30 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: META PLATFORMS, INC. (FORMERLY FACEBOOK, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES) 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: $60,000.00

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

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