Big Tech spent $20 million on federal lobbying in Q1 2026, averaging $226,000 daily. Meta leads at $7.1 million, while AI-focused companies dramatically accelerated: Anthropic quadrupled to $1.56 million, OpenAI nearly doubled to $1.02 million, reflecting intense efforts to shape emerging AI regulation.
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Big Tech is spending $226,000 a day on lobbying Congress, advocacy group finds
Anthropic and OpenAI nearly doubled their lobbying spend in Q1 2026 (to $1.56M and $1.02M respectively), as AI companies race to shape emerging federal regulation ahead of Congress.
Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Fortune AIBY sys://pipeline
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