New data from 2025-2026 shows sustained high lobbying by Meta ($26.29M in 2025, $7.1M Q1 2026), Alphabet ($13.1M in 2025, $4.1M Q1 2026) and Amazon ($17.89M in 2025) coinciding with partial antitrust wins for tech firms, ongoing appeals, and scheduled trials. FTC appealed Meta's November 2025 monopoly case dismissal in January 2026; Google received behavioral remedies in search case September 2025 with adtech ruling pending; Amazon trial set for October 2026. Lobbying focuses on AI regulation, privacy and antitrust delays, with Trump administration shifts leading to some enforcement pullbacks but continued court battles.
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