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Le projet Google+ : partagez le Web comme vous le vivez. Google spent $1.2M in 3Q lobbying. Google Inc. spent $1.2 million during the third quarter trying to make its points with federal lawmakers and regulators on a wide range of issues that included Internet privacy, copyrights and its proposed acquisition of an online travel technology service.

Google spent $1.2M in 3Q lobbying

The lobbying spending in July through September that is detailed in a filing late Wednesday represented an 11 percent increase from the same period last year. It was the fifth consecutive quarter Google spent more than $1 million on political persuasion. Google has been steadily increasing its lobbying budget in recent years as its ambitions have expanded beyond dominating Internet search. The company has made various investments in alternative energy, for example, and that's one of the topics its lobbyists discussed with members of House of Representatives in the third quarter. Most of Google's lobbying remains focused on issues that come up in its main business of processing search results and selling online ads.