Microsoft, Google and Facebook halt political contributions following Capitol attack

Microsoft, Google and Facebook have all said that they will pause some political contributions following the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol.

A spokesperson for Microsoft has said that the tech giant is pausing its political spending until after it considers the implications of the attack.

“The PAC (political action committee) regularly pauses its donations in the first quarter of a new Congress, but it will take additional steps this year to consider these recent events and consult with employees,” the spokesperson told The Verge.

Further, Facebook has said that it’s halting its PAC contributions at least through the first quarter of the year. It’s worth noting that the freeze only impacts PAC contributions and not all of the social media giant’s political spending.

“Following last week’s awful violence in DC, we are pausing all of our PAC contributions for at least the current quarter, while we review our