European Business Observatory:
Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros in 2023 and 97 million euros in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with European officials— The EU’s digital rules are under unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration and a wave of local deregulation.
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