Meta is increasing its lobbying efforts to support state lawmakers who favor AI and tech, and to oppose those who do not, as more state-level AI regulations emerge, Axios first reported.
Labeled the American Technology Excellence Project, the PAC will be run by longtime Republican operative Brian Baker and Democratic consulting firm Hilltop Public Solutions and aims to promote state candidates from both parties.
Meta spokesperson Rachel Holland said the company is investing tens of millions of dollars in the project to counter state-level tech policy proposals, over 1,100 of which were introduced in 2025, which Meta believes could disadvantage the U.S. in the AI competition with China.
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