> and they’ve put as much as 2 billion dollars into it. and yes, that’s billion, with a B.

The original report that cited the $2 billion number was AI generated slop. The $2 billion number wasn't from Meta, it was from Arabella Advisors.

The AI-generated report showed only about $20-30 million in lobbying efforts per year across all lobbying.

Even the Show HN post was full of AI slop, claiming things like "months of research" when the Claude-generated report showed it began a couple days prior.

So please stop repeating this AI generated junk. It dilutes any real story and the obvious falsehoods make it easy for critics to dismiss.