Snapchat is going to Washington.
The photo sharing social network has hired lobbying firm Heather Podesta + Partners to represent it and lobby policymakers in D.C., according to a disclosure form first spotted by The Hill.
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The form says that the "specific lobbying issues" will be "educating policymakers regarding the application's operation and practices," but doesn't provide a lot more details. Neither Snapchat nor Heather Podesta + Partners responded to Mashable's request for comment.
It's unclear if Snapchat's hiring the of lobbying firm is related to the serious security breach it suffered last week. Experts think the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) might investigate the incident.
Snapchat is just the latest Silicon Valley company to join the lobbying world. Google and Facebook are already very active advocating for a variety of policies and legislation, related to anything from privacy and surveillance to immigration. And recently, Twitter formed a political action committee focused on Internet freedom.
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