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BYTEDANCE INC.

BYTEDANCE INC. filed a Q3 report for BYTEDANCE INC. on October 20, 2025.

Lobbying for BYTEDANCE INC.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025

Expenses

$1,800,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

L'ALLEGRO HENRY SMITH New on this filing

Previously held: Intern, Staff Assistant, Special Assistant, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Robert Scott

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.

Government bodies contacted 5

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 2

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

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 No FAKES Act (S.1367).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Trade issues affecting internet companies, including de minimis low value import legislation/regulation, legislation related to cross-border data transfers and legal frameworks for foreign-based applications and services, including TikTok ban-related legislation like H.R. 7521 (Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act).

Bills named in this filing 2

S. 1367
NO FAKES Act of 2025
H.R. 7521
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

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