$5,580,000 of META PLATFORMS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q4 of 2024, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Education regarding internet security policy and internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues, local media issues; S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act Issues related to Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy Discussions regarding temporary high-tech worker visas and employment based permanent residency Issues related to renewable energy policy; S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security, encryption, platform integrity, election integrity, content policy, and terrorism; Issues related to voter suppression/interference, political ads and misinformation policies; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Discussions regarding free trade agreements; Data localization and cross-border trade flows; Trade promotion authority and digital trade; Commerce export regulations - emerging technology; EU/US data flow (Schrems II); China; Intermediary liability; US-India trade negotiations; Export controls; H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports (ENFORCE) Act; H.R. 8152, Remote Access Security Act Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, research, trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy issues; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; youth safety and federal parental approval; human trafficking issues; data portability and interoperability; data breach; connectivity and network usage issues; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; manipulated media; continued conversations on Artificial Intelligence; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; S. 1080, Cooper Davis Act; S. 486, Honest Ads Act; S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act; S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 1732, Know Your App Act; S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 (STOP CSAM); S. 1207, EARN IT of 2023; Open App Markets Act; S. 1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act; S. 2691, AI Labeling Act of 2023; S. 1993, No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act; H.R. 7766, Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act; H.R. 7134, Invest in Child Safety Act; S. 4569, The TAKE IT DOWN Act; H.R. 5778, Sammys Law of 2023; H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024; H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 7890, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024; S. 4178, Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024; S. 2073, Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act; S. 4875, NO FAKES Act of 2024; H.R. 10364, App Store Accountability Act; H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025; S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems Issues related to hate speech; Update on civil rights issues related to advertising practices; Issues related to human rights; Issues related to gender disinformation Issues related to encryption; Issues related to EU/US data flow (Schrems II); India, Turkey, Bangladesh and other data localization issues; Intermediary liability"
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META Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $META stock 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 12/24, 11/01 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased up to $15,000 on 12/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 11/08.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/17, 09/25.
- REPRESENTATIVE JOHN JAMES sold up to $15,000 on 09/04.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
META Insider Trading Activity
META insiders have traded $META stock on the open market 1146 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1146 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $META stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MARK ZUCKERBERG (COB and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 1044 sales selling 1,264,690 shares for an estimated $752,273,264.
- SUSAN J LI (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 23 sales selling 69,563 shares for an estimated $37,302,434.
- ANDREW BOSWORTH (Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 39,607 shares for an estimated $21,577,234.
- CHRISTOPHER K COX (Chief Product Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 30,000 shares for an estimated $16,849,786.
- NICHOLAS CLEGG (President, Global Affairs) has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 24,382 shares for an estimated $13,159,917.
- JENNIFER NEWSTEAD (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 25 sales selling 21,712 shares for an estimated $12,212,184.
- JAVIER OLIVAN (Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 25 sales selling 19,701 shares for an estimated $10,991,022.
- PEGGY ALFORD has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,925 shares for an estimated $1,012,430.
- AARON ANDERSON (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 731 shares for an estimated $407,167
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
META Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,085 institutional investors add shares of META stock to their portfolio, and 1,621 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 9,500,243 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $5,562,487,278
- BARCLAYS PLC removed 3,519,459 shares (-34.7%) from their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $2,014,679,109
- APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V. removed 2,305,238 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $1,319,610,440
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 2,222,612 shares (-24.1%) from their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $1,272,312,013
- MORGAN STANLEY added 1,622,152 shares (+4.6%) to their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $928,584,690
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 1,590,526 shares (-4.1%) from their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $910,480,703
- SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ADVISERS, LP added 1,502,792 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2024, for an estimated $860,258,252
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
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