In a quarterly disclosure note, the company reported that it had spent a record $ 21.2 million to garner US government support in 2018, surpassing its previous record of $ 18.22 million in 2012, The search engine for broadband auditing.
In a Congressional memo, Facebook also disclosed that it also spent $ 12.62 million in 2018 on government support, more than ever, up from $ 11.51 million spent a year ago according to the Response Policy Center, Nonpartisan institution.
Google spent $ 18.04 million on government lobbying in 2017, according to data from the center.
Congressional and regulatory officials studied new rules of privacy and antitrust to curb the influence of major Internet companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon. Financial analysts say regulatory restrictions in the United States, such as Europe and Asia, are high on technology investors.
Microsoft spent $ 9.52 million in 2018, according to its disclosure note yesterday, up from $ 8.5 million in 2017 but less than $ 10.5 million in 2013.
Apple spent $ 6.62 million last year, compared to its record high of $ 7.15 million in 2017, according to the center's data until 1998.
Apple and Microsoft did not respond to the request for comment.
Google revealed that the new discussions with regulators in the fourth quarter of last year included the company's research technology, criminal justice reform and global tax reform. The company is always among the biggest spenders on attempts to influence Washington, along with some cable companies, defense contractors and health care companies.