# Big Tech lobbying expenditures increasing

**URL:** <https://fairtechforum.com/t/big-tech-lobbying-expenditures-increasing/25>\
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**Created:** [March 19, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://fairtechforum.com/t/big-tech-lobbying-expenditures-increasing/25 "2026-03-19T09:18:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://fairtechforum.com/t/big-tech-lobbying-expenditures-increasing/25/1 "2026-03-19T09:18:54Z")

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# Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels

> **[Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory](https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-record-levels)**
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> New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.

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