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Alphabet AL
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Alphabet

Tracked because Owns YouTube — documented algorithmic radicalization effects.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Parent company of Google, YouTube, DeepMind, and other subsidiaries.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped39
Sources cited20
Inferential claims1
✦ Thin coverage gap +154 connected to 39 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1I
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🧠 Cognitive harm you own/control
Primary confidence
Aggregated from 1 platform owned, funded, or controlled by Alphabet.
53
Score 0–100
Moderate
YouTube
53
2 documented harms · Moderate
Score combines documented harm count, severity weighting, platform reach, and engineered mechanisms. See full methodology →
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN person → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [regul... 8424× PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [regu... 5356× PATTERN government agency → [regulatory filing] → government agen... 3121× PATTERN elected official → [donor] → company → [donor] → person 2715× PATTERN company → [oversight] → government agency → [regulatory f... 2394×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← Eric Schmidt person
Former Executive
Served as CEO of Google from 2001-2011, executive chairman until 2015, and remained on Alphabet board until 2019.
→ X Corp company
competitor
Alphabet (Google) and X Corp (Twitter/X) are competing technology and social media companies.
← YouTube company
subsidiary
YouTube is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company).
← Google company
Corporate Relationship
Google is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
← Raphael Warnock elected official
donor
Alphabet Inc (Google) is Warnock's top career contributor at $1,522,959 (all individuals).
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
Alphabet filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 2020-02-13.
← William R. Keating person
investor
Keating purchased shares in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) in October-November 2024, per STOCK Act filings.
← Dwight Evans person
stock_ownership
Evans disclosed sales of Alphabet (GOOGL) stock in late 2025.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 84d ago · Avg age: 868d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
AI Analysis (1)
AI-generated inferences derived from cross-referencing primary and secondary data. These are analytical hypotheses, not established facts — they are the platform's read, not its record, and the verification pipeline covers their provenance, not their truth. Where verification stops →
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Alphabet filed filing with the SEC on 2020-02-13. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2020-02-13 Added: 23 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2020-02-13)
All Connections (39)
→ Mike Levin person
donor secondary
2024 Cycle: $15,200 via PAC and individual employees. Alignment with major California-based technology interest.
→ Patrick Ryan person
donor secondary
Career: Over $25,000 via PAC and employees; reflects persistent support from the tech sector for the former tech executive.
→ Anthropic company
investor inferential since 2023
Alphabet (via Google) has invested in Anthropic, the AI safety and research company.
→ Amazon.com, Inc. company
competitor inferential since 2020
Alphabet (Google) competes with Amazon in cloud services (GCP vs AWS), digital advertising, and AI.
→ Apple Inc company
competitor inferential since 2020
Alphabet (Google) competes with Apple in mobile operating systems (Android vs iOS), app stores, and hardware.
→ USASpending.gov institution
no_contracts_found secondary since 2026
No USAspending contracts found for Alphabet in automated database search as of 2026-05-12, reflecting search coverage limits.
→ Anduril Industries company
competitor inferential since 2017
Both companies are major players in defense technology contracting space.
→ Palantir Technologies company
competitor inferential since 2015
Both companies compete in government data analytics and cloud services.
→ JPMorgan Chase company
financial partner inferential since 2015
JPMorgan Chase acts as a financial services provider for many large tech firms including Alphabet.
→ Microsoft company
competitor inferential since 2008
Alphabet's Google directly competes with Microsoft in cloud computing (GCP vs Azure), search (Bing), and office productivity.
→ WhatsApp company
competitor inferential since 2014
Alphabet's Google Messages competes with WhatsApp in the messaging space.
→ TikTok company
competitor inferential since 2018
YouTube (Alphabet) competes directly with TikTok for short-form video content and advertising.
→ Instagram company
competitor inferential since 2012
Google and Instagram compete in digital advertising and photo/video sharing spaces.
customer inferential since 2020
Google has provided cloud services to the NSA and other intelligence agencies.
→ Senate Finance Committee institution
oversight inferential since 2018
Alphabet (through its lobbying efforts) interacts with the Senate Finance Committee on technology tax policy and data privacy regulations.
→ OpenAI company
competitor inferential since 2022
Alphabet (Google) competes with OpenAI in the AI and large language model space (e.g., Gemini vs. ChatGPT).
→ Snap Inc. company
competitor inferential since 2011
Alphabet (Google) competes with Snap Inc. in digital advertising and augmented reality.
→ Elon Musk person
other inferential since 2013
Alphabet (Google) and Elon Musk have had competitive and collaborative interactions, notably in AI (DeepMind vs. xAI) and autonomous vehicles (Waymo vs. Tesla).
→ xAI company
competitor inferential since 2023
Alphabet (via Google DeepMind and Gemini) competes with xAI in the AI research and LLM market.
→ SpaceX company
client_provider inferential since 2015
Alphabet (Google) has been a customer of SpaceX for satellite-based cloud connectivity and has invested in SpaceX historically.
→ Peter Thiel person
other inferential since 1998
Peter Thiel was an early investor in Google (Alphabet) and has had ongoing business and ideological interactions with the company.
→ Alex Karp person
no direct connection identified inferential since N/A
Both appear in the known entities list but no documented fact in the provided fenced input connects Alphabet to Alex Karp.
→ X Corp company
competitor primary since 2006
Alphabet (Google) and X Corp (Twitter/X) are competing technology and social media companies.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2020
Alphabet filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 2020-02-13.
oversight inferential since 2004
Alphabet must file taxes as a public corporation with the IRS.
→ John Hickenlooper elected official
donor secondary
2019-2024: $267,047 via individual contributions from Google employees. Hickenlooper serves on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which oversees tech sector policy.
← Dwight Evans person
stock_ownership primary since 2025
Evans disclosed sales of Alphabet (GOOGL) stock in late 2025.
← Eric Schmidt person
Former Executive primary since 2001
Served as CEO of Google from 2001-2011, executive chairman until 2015, and remained on Alphabet board until 2019.
← Bruce Westerman person
Personal stock purchase primary since 2025
Westerman purchased Alphabet (GOOGL) shares in March 2025, as disclosed in STOCK Act filings.
← Google company
Corporate Relationship primary since 2015
Google is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
indirect_association inferential since 2024
No direct documented connection; New York tech economy could involve Google but not substantiated.
← Meta Platforms company
competitor inferential since 2022
Meta competes with Alphabet (Google) in digital advertising; 98.7% of Meta's revenue from advertising.
← YouTube company
subsidiary primary since 2006
YouTube is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company).
← Julia Letlow person
stock_ownership primary since 2026
Late-disclosed stock trades included shares of Google (Alphabet), which lobbies Congress
← William R. Keating person
investor primary since 2024
Keating purchased shares in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) in October-November 2024, per STOCK Act filings.
← Emily Randall person
personal_financial_disclosure primary since 2025
Randall sold Alphabet stock (valued $1,001-$15,000) from a trust in January 2025, disclosed under STOCK Act.
← Kirsten Gillibrand elected official
Potential Tech/DC Connection inferential since 2022
Alphabet is a known entity. New York is home to major tech operations, and Gillibrand's crypto/tech legislation involvement suggests potential connections, but not directly documented.
← Cleo Fields person
stock_trading primary since 2025
Fields has executed trades in information technology stocks including Alphabet (Google's parent company).
← Raphael Warnock elected official
donor primary since 2019
Alphabet Inc (Google) is Warnock's top career contributor at $1,522,959 (all individuals).
Sources (20)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alphabet — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alphabet — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alphabet — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alphabet — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-02-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2020-02-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-18 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2026-05-18) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-06-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2023-06-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-06-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2023-06-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-02-14 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2022-02-14) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-02-10 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2021-02-10) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-02-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Alphabet Inc. (2023-02-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-11-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2022-11-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Alphabet Inc. (2025-02-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-01-31 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Alphabet Inc. (2024-01-31) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alphabet — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2025-02-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-07-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2026-07-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-07-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Alphabet Inc. (2026-07-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Alphabet not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-02-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alphabet (2020-02-13) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt