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AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Lobbying for TIKTOK, INC. · Internet Technology Company.

Filing · LD-1 registration Registration

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Sep 1, 2026

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

JOSEPH G. FAWKNER New on this filing

Previously held: Snr Pol Adv for Rep. Carol D. Miller, Feb 20 - Jan 22.
GORDON HUNTER BATES New on this filing

Previously held: CoS, Sen. McConnell, 2000-02; Legal Cnsl, Sen. McConnell, 1999-00; Chief Cnsl, Senate Rules Committee, 1997-99.

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Lobbying activity 1

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Implementation of BIS's license review policy, published January 15, 2026, for exports of certain items.

Foreign interests disclosed 4

Section 7 of the LD-2: foreign entities that own part of the client, paid toward this lobbying, or stand to benefit from it.

BYTEDANCE LTD. (OWNS 100% OF BYTEDANCE INC.; 100% OF TIKTOK LTD.)

Cayman Islands · Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 · owns 100% of the client · contributed $0
GOGOKU LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 21% OF BYTEDANCE LTD.) (FORMERLY BYTETEAM LTD.)

Virgin Islands (British) · Tortola, VG 1110 · owns 21% of the client · contributed $0
TIKTOK LTD. (OWNS 100% OF TIKTOK LLC WHICH OWNS 100% OF TIKTOK INC.)

Cayman Islands · Grand Cayman, KY1-1205 · owns 100% of the client · contributed $0
ZHANG YIMING (OWNS 100% OF GOGOKU LTD.)

Singapore · Singapore 048583 · owns 21% of the client · contributed $0

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.