UPDATE 1-Google, Facebook spend big on U.S. lobbying amid policy battles (Reuters: Company News)

Reuters: Company News
UPDATE 1-Google, Facebook spend big on U.S. lobbying amid policy battles – Alphabet Incs Google disclosed in a quarterly filing on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, topping its previous high of $18.22 million in 2012, as the search engine operator fights wide-ranging scrutiny into its practices. …