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Lemon8

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Lemon8 is a lifestyle social media platform owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. It focuses on video content centered around lifestyle topics such as travel, fashion, food, and wellness, aiming to inspire and engage users with curated, community-driven experiences.

CCI Score

CCI Score: Lemon8

-60.36

0.04%

Latest Event

ByteDance's Record Lobbying Efforts Raise Influence Concerns

Disclosures reveal that ByteDance, the parent company of Lemon8, spent record sums on federal lobbying in Q3 2023. The spending, which set new quarterly records, was aimed at influencing policy measures around privacy, data security, and content moderation amid heightened scrutiny of its China ties. The aggressive lobbying strategy raises concerns over corporate efforts to shape regulations in ways that may undermine democratic oversight.

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Lemon8 is currently rated as an Architect.

-60 to -100 CCI Score
Companies in this category are instrumental in designing and executing authoritarian rule. They actively create and implement frameworks that sustain oppressive policies, wielding considerable influence in shaping autocratic systems.

Latest Events

  • ByteDance's Record Lobbying Efforts Raise Influence Concerns Logo
    OCT
    26
    2023

    Disclosures reveal that ByteDance, the parent company of Lemon8, spent record sums on federal lobbying in Q3 2023. The spending, which set new quarterly records, was aimed at influencing policy measures around privacy, data security, and content moderation amid heightened scrutiny of its China ties. The aggressive lobbying strategy raises concerns over corporate efforts to shape regulations in ways that may undermine democratic oversight.

  • -70

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    March 29

    The record federal lobbying expenditures indicate an aggressive attempt to influence public policy and protect corporate interests. From an anti-fascist perspective, such actions contribute to regulatory capture, enable corporate power to override democratic control, and can indirectly support authoritarian practices by subverting robust oversight.

    ByteDance sets new lobbying record amid scrutiny of TikTok’s China ties • OpenSecrets

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