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> Tiktok's lobbying tops $5.4M in 2022 as it brings its charm offensive to Congress https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165249928/tiktok-congress-hearing-lobbyists

> Tiktok's lobbying tops $5.4M in 2022 as it brings its charm offensive to Congress https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165249928/tiktok-congress-hearing-lobbyists-infleuncers https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165249928/tiktok-congress-he... Their head lobbyist (Michael Beckerman) was seated right behind the CEO during testimony. He leads their government relations office in DC.

RobotToaster 4y ago
That's a quarter of what meta/facebook spends, I guess tiktok cheaped out on the politicians they bought.
- rchaud 4y ago
  Politicians can pick and choose who to offer their venality to. Not a lot to be gained politically from shilling for a Chinese corporation.