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Caitlin O’Neill, Chief Of Staff For Nancy Pelosi, Joins Facebook’s Office In Washington, D.C.

David Cohen — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:42:52 +0000

Facebook added to its lobbying roster in Washington, D.C., with the addition of Caitlin O’Neill, chief of staff for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), The Washington Post’s In the Loop blog reported.

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Facebook’s 1Q Lobbying Tab: $2.45M

David Cohen — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:09 +0000

You can’t get to 1.11 billion friends without spending a few dollars: Consumer Watchdog reported that the social network spent $2.45 million on lobbying efforts during the first quarter of 2013, up a whopping 277 percent from $650,000 in the year-earlier period.

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Facebook Ramped Up Lobbying By 314 Percent In 4Q

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:14:33 +0000

Facebook is increasingly becoming a player in Washington, D.C., and not just because of social media’s influence on politics. MarketWatch reported Wednesday that Facebook spent $1.4 million on lobbying in the fiscal fourth quarter — a 314 percent increase from what it sent to politicians during the same time period in 2011.

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Lobbying Group The Internet Association Reveals Full Roster, Platform

David Cohen — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:48:43 +0000

Initially announced in July, lobbying group and trade association The Internet Association announced its full membership, which includes Facebook, as well as its policy platform.

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Facebook, Google, Amazon, EBay Form Internet Lobbying Group

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:10:47 +0000

Earlier this week, we learned that Facebook really likes Washington, D.C. Now Facebook is teaming up with fellow online giants Google, Amazon, and eBay to form The Internet Association, which claims that it will lobby to “advance public policy solutions that strengthen and protect an open, innovative, and free Internet.”

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UPDATED: Facebook Lobbying Continues Record-Breaking Pace Following IPO

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:34:56 +0000

In Facebook’s first lobbying disclosure filing with the U.S. Senate since becoming a public company May 18, the social media platform showed no signs of letting up on investing in its political and policy reach to members of Congress, as well as federal agencies, as the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company continues to break its own records.

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Facebook Doubles Its Lobbying Ahead Of IPO

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:11:49 +0000

Facebook filed its first quarter lobbying reports with the U.S. Senate today and the numbers indicate that the social site is on pace for another record year, spending $650,000 so far in 2012. continued…

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UPDATE: Facebook Spent A Record $1.35 Million Lobbying During 2011

Jennifer Moire — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:13:06 +0000

Facebook is adding lots of new friends in Washington, D.C., if the company’s fourth quarter lobbying report is any indication.

Marking a Facebook first, the company’s lobbying budget broke through the million dollar ceiling last year based on the fourth quarter reports filed recently.

While the final 2011 lobbying figures will be reported later this month, estimates put the last year’s lobbying budget at $1.35 million.

Papers filed with the U.S. government Friday reveal that Facebook spent $440,000 on lobbying in the last quarter of 2011, up 30 percent from the same period a year ago and a whopping 85 percent increase over the $38,117 spent in 2009.

Facebook’s fourth-quarter lobbying budget was the most the company spent in any reporting period last year.

However, Facebook’s lobbying budget is still dwarfed by the amount spent by other major Internet and technology companies.

In comparison, Google spent $3.76 million in the last quarter of 2011.

The increased outreach to policymakers appears to be an industry trend.

Most tech companies — actually most companies and industry trade associations — saw a marked increase in their lobbying budgets in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the same period last year.

One reason could be the business community’s increased confidence in the economy.

Employment figures have been slowly ticking upward. And Congress is generally more active in the year before a presidential election.

It will be interesting to see if Facebook’s federal lobbying budget holds steady or grows in 2012. While the federal government — Congress, the White House and various agencies — will continue to work on issues like privacy, the real action this year will be in the presidential and congressional races, as well as local and state races.

So, how did Facebook spend a cool million in the nation’s capital?

Facebook may have laid the groundwork in 2011 for their recent victory against the Stop Online Piracy Act.

And the social network recently reached a much publicized deal with the Federal Trade Commission over the privacy of consumer data.

The social network also expanded its Washington D.C. office last year, adding top political talent. Additional staff generally portends more activity, and Facebook has been active on several fronts in 2011. The company participated in the recent Hackathon on Capitol Hill and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with lawmakers to discuss small business issues.

Facebook’s filing states that its representatives met with members of Congress as well as federal agencies, including the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State, to name a few.

Topping the list of issues Facebook lobbied on were privacy, online security and safety. Specifically, the company names the Child Online Protection Act, mobile Internet access issues, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights and the Do-Not-Track Online Act, as well as the Irish Data Protection Act.

Members of Congress are using Facebook in different ways –from buying ads to conducting town halls – -as a vehicle to boost engagement with constituents and expand their support online. Facebook is still a relatively new platform on Capitol Hill, and the social network plans to educate lawmakers about how best to use the technology.

Update: A Facebook spokesman shared this statement with us via email:

This increase represents a continuation of our efforts to explain how our service works as well as the important actions we take to protect people who use our service and promote the value of innovation to our economy.

Do you think Facebook should be spending increased amounts of money on federal lobbying?

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Facebook's Updated PAC Filing Indicates Political Plans

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:30 +0000

The filing of updated paperwork with the Federal Election Commission revealed some interesting details into how Facebook plans to wield its influence in Washington, D.C., specifically regarding the company’s plans to run its political action committee.

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Facebook Spends Record Amounts On Lobbying, But Not As Much As Google Does

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:14:14 +0000

Facebook continues to spend record amounts on lobbying, according to the company’s third quarter filing with the U.S. Senate.

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Facebook Hired 3 Lobbyist Firms That Prefer Face Time

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:35:47 +0000

Facebook’s second quarter federal lobbying disclosures revealed more than just the $550,000 the company spent lobbying in the first half of the year.

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Facebook Lobbying Sets Another Spending Record

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:15:22 +0000

Facebook continues to ramp up its lobbying efforts, according to the latest quarterly financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Senate late Wednesday.
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Facebook Hires Former Assistant To Barack Obama

Jennifer Moire — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:30:34 +0000

Facebook has hired Sarah Feinberg, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, to join the company’s communications team in California.
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Facebook's Lobbying Efforts In California Pay Off

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:05 +0000

Facebook has stepped up its lobbying efforts this year in the company’s home state of California, and the investment may be starting to pay off.
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Facebook's Lobbying Rose Sharply In 1Q

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:38:44 +0000

Facebook lobbyists have been keeping busy in Washington, D.C. this year.
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