4th Quarter - Report — META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… (2012)

Firm

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Client

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Income

—

Expenses

$1,400,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Advertising ADV

Education regarding online advertising.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Foreign Relations FOR

International regulation of software companies; restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments; protecting and advancing online freedom of expression.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; freedom of expression on the Internet.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES	see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES	see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and Internet policy including privacy, security, protecting children and online safety; implementation of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act (S. 799); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Do Not Track Online Act (S. 913); Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (S. 1223); Video Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 6671); Administration's process on Do Not Track / multi-stakeholder process; Social Networking Online Protection Act (H.R. 5050); Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act (H.R. 6339).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES	see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 5050 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 6671 (112th), H.R. 6339 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cyber security and data security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	see prior reports
GREG MAURER	see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL	see prior reports

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.