Google, Facebook, Microsoft Among Top Lobbyists in EU, Study Shows

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit, Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing U.S. tech giants' powers, a study showed. Such efforts should be a wake-up call to EU policymakers to further beef up the draft laws and lobbying rules, the study by campaign groups Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl warned.

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