4th Quarter - Report

BYTEDANCE INC. for BYTEDANCE INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,350,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

- Issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled content platforms - Issues related to privacy, data security, data localization, protecting children, intermediary liability, and platform/content moderation, including federal privacy and protection legislation, including Protecting Kids on Social Media Act (S. 1291)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1291 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- Trade issues affecting internet companies including legislation related to cross-border data transfers and legal frameworks for foreign-based applications and services, including RESTRICT Act (S. 686); ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act (H.R. 1081 and S. 347); No TikTok on United States Devices Act (H.R. 503 and S. 85); DATA Act (H.R. 1153); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R.2670)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 85 (118th), H.R. 1081 (118th), H.R. 503 (118th), S. 686 (118th), H.R. 1153 (118th), S. 347 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th)

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

EntityCountryPrincipal place of businessOwnershipContribution declared
TIKTOK LTD. (OWNS 100% OF TIKTOK LLC WHICH OWNS 100% OF TIKTOK INC.) Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 100.0% —
BYTETEAM LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 21% OF BYTEDANCE LTD.) British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 21.0% —
BYTEDANCE LTD. (OWNS 100% OF BYTEDANCE INC.; 100% OF TIKTOK LTD.) Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 100.0% —

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.