Meta Launching $65 Million Political Spending Initiative to Advocate AI Development: NYT

Meta Drops $65 Million on Super PACs to Back Pro-AI Candidates Against Populist Tech Critics

Meta, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is spending big on midterm elections to protect its AI interests.

Meta Launching $65 Million Political Spending Initiative to Advocate AI Development

Meta Platforms is launching a $65 million political spending initiative to support state-level politicians favoring artificial intelligence development, with efforts starting this week in Texas...

Meta plans to spend $65 million on elections to sway AI legislation.

The funding will go toward Meta’s pro-AI super PACs, including two new ones: Republican-focused “Forge the Future Project” and Democrat-focused “Making Our Tomorrow,” the New York Times reports. The PACs will back politicians who are friendly to AI and push back against legislation that could limit the growth of Meta’s AI business. [Link: Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology…

Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance AI Agenda

Meta is launching a $65 million political spending push to support state lawmakers friendly to artificial intelligence.

Meta Begins $65 Million Push to Advance AI Agenda

“Meta is preparing to spend $65 million this year to boost state politicians who are friendly to the artificial intelligence industry, beginning this week in Texas and Illinois,” the New York Times reports. “The sum is the biggest election investment by Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The company was previously cautious about campaign engagements, making small donations out of a corporate political action committee and contrib…