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title: "Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals"
description: "Meta has established a super PAC named Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California, aimed at promoting its AI interests in the upcoming midterm elections. This move follows the announc"
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published_at: "2025-09-16T15:34:45.000Z"
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# Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals

> Meta has established a super PAC named Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California, aimed at promoting its AI interests in the upcoming midterm elections. This move follows the announcement of two pro-AI super PACs, with Meta's being unique as it allows the company to directly fund political ads. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to influence the political landscape in favor of AI-friendly candidates, amidst significant financial backing from other industry players.

In late August, two pro-AI super PACs were announced on the same day, intent on shaping the upcoming midterm elections. One was a fairly traditional super PAC, announced via a splashy press release, with multiple major industry players planning to donate over $100 million to boost AI-friendly candidates across the country.

The other was far more unusual. Meta had quietly filed to create the Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California, a state-only super PAC that would allow Meta to spend its own money to run political ads on behalf of their AI interests - and only *their* interests.

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