Tech Companies Cool Their Lobbying Expenditures in Q2

Most Silicon Valley companies posted modest if any gains on lobbying expenditures in the second quarter, according to the official disclosure forms that firms from Facebook to eBay filed with the government at midnight.

Most Silicon Valley companies posted modest if any gains on lobbying expenditures in the second quarter, according to the official disclosure forms that firms from Facebook to eBay filed with the government at midnight.

Parsing through the online forms can be mundane at times. But the documents offer a peek into the areas that leading tech companies find important to their bottom line; so important that they reach out to educate lawmakers, regulators and other federal agencies in an effort to shape policies to their benefit.

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