Meta on Path for Record-Year Spend on California Tech Lobbying

Meta Platforms Inc is outpacing its previous California lobbying spending this year, as the tech industry intensifies its attention on a swath of AI legislation.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, spent more than $1 million ($1,036,728) in the first three quarters, according to state lobbying disclosures available Friday. That includes $518,605 from April to June, the most the company has spent in a single quarter.

While Meta’s California outlay is a record for the company, oil giant Chevron still outspent members of the tech industry, with $10.8 million to date this year. The company and a trade group, the ...