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Meta Platforms

CA · US

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$4,248,945

Social Media

tech aiinsider trading

Tracked direct giving

$4,248,945

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$585,000

Connections

12

Coalition view

Meta Platforms operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Meta Platforms PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined tracked giving

$4,947,945

Combined tracked receipts

$15,000

Combined lobbying spend

$930,000

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Meta Platforms

$8.5M
6 transactions across 2 counterparties

Meta Platforms directed $6.5M to HARRIS VICTORY FUND across 4 contributions between December 2024 and December 2024. Meta Platforms advocates for Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress).

Dec 2024 – Dec 2024individual Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress) no recorded vote

Meta Platforms directed $2.0M to Trump Inaugural Committee (2025) across 2 contributions. Meta Platforms advocates for Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress).

Dec 2024individual Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress) no recorded vote
$8.5M tracked across 2 counterparties·2 policy outcomes

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

CSPConsumer Protection
$680K
INTIntelligence
$600K
GOVGovernment Issues
$600K
HOMHousing
$600K
CPTCopyright/Patent/Trademark
$600K
SCIScience
$500K
CPIComputer Industry
$330K
LAWLaw Enforcement/Crime
$270K
MIAMIA
$250K
LBRLabor/Employment
$80K

Lobbying Firms Retained

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC$600K
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC$100K
JEFFRIES STRATEGIES LLC$90K
AVOQ, LLC$80K
MASON STREET CONSULTING, LLC$60K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

S. 1409

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$3,000,000Dec 4, 20242024
Trump Inaugural Committee (2025)$1,000,000Dec 10, 20242024
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$248,945Dec 6, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byMASON STREET CONSULTING, LLCHired MASON STREET CONSULTING, LLC to lobby on Tech / AISource
Employed byAVOQ, LLCHired AVOQ, LLC to lobby on Tech / AISource
Employed byMINDSET ADVOCACY, LLCHired MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC to lobby on Tech / AISource
Employed byELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCHired ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC to lobby on Tech / AISource
Lobbied forKids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress)LDA filing: lobbied on Kids Online Safety Act, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30), reported amount $45,000Source
Employed byJEFFRIES STRATEGIES LLCHired JEFFRIES STRATEGIES LLC to lobby on Kids Online Safety ActSource
OpposedAmerican Innovation and Choice Online ActMeta Platforms opposed the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA, S.2992).Source
Coalition withTech and AI industryMeta Platforms is a leading social media and AI companyEditorial
Funded research atNew AmericaMeta donor to New AmericaEditorial
Has investorTommy Tubervillepurchase of Meta Platforms Inc (META)Source
Has as instrumentMeta Platforms PACMeta Platforms PAC is the political arm of Meta PlatformsEditorial
EmployedMark ZuckerbergCEO and controlling shareholder of Meta PlatformsEditorial