BigPockets in BigTech: Record Spending Keeps the Regulators Tied Up in Knots

Amazon spent over $20 million on federal lobbying in 2021. In a close second place came MetaFacebook. The world’s largest social media platform only spent a couple of $100k less than Amazon on promoting their agenda in Washington. That’s an increase of around 7% for both of them on the year before and the most either of them has spent on lobbying.