Apple ramped up lobbying spending in 2022, outpacing tech peers

Apple ramped up its lobbying spending last year, increasing its total for the year by 44% compared to 2021, according to public disclosures. Though Apple’s lobbying spending grew the most in the past year compared to peers in the industry, it still spends far below other tech giants. Apple’s total lobbying efforts came to nearly $9.4 million for all of 2022, a record for the company but just below Microsoft’s $9.8 million and Google’s $10.9 million. Amazon and Facebook-owner Meta topped the list by total spend, doling out $19.7 million and $19.2 million, respectively. For Amazon, that was a roughly…