No company in America is spending more on lobbying than Google, which is under increased scrutiny along with the rest of the tech industry.
as part of a broader review into the tech industry. The Federal Trade Commission has assumed oversight of Amazon and Facebook.
The company started spending more on lobbying in 2011 and 2012 as it faced challenges from the FTC. In 2012, Google paid more than $22.5 million in fines to settlerelated to privacy, and the next year it agreed to change some of its business practices following concerns that the company was stifling competition.
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