• Issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled content platforms including H.R. 1140 - The Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R.6896 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.3455 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.4066 - PACT Act.
• Issues related to trade affecting internet companies - no specific legislation

Duration: October 8, 2019 to February 8, 2021

General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Computer Industry

Spending: about $550,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2019: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy - Dept of

Affiliated organizations: TikTok Inc.

Related Foreign Entities: ByteDance Ltd. (Grand Cayman KY1-1112, CAY); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; ByteTeam Ltd. (owns approximately 22% of ByteDance Ltd.) (Tortola, VG1110, IVB); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 22%