The Internet Association is a United States political lobbying organization based in Washington, D.C., and formed by members of the Internet industry.
It purports to represent "America's leading Internet companies and their global community of users" and is "dedicated to advancing public policy solutions to strengthen and protect Internet freedom (including digital rights management, freedom of information issues, the right to Internet access for underserved groups who do not have at-home access to the Internet, and net neutrality), foster innovation and economic growth and empower users".
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History
On July 25, 2012, news outlets reported that several internet companies, including Google, Amazon, eBay and Facebook were founding a new lobbying group. Michael Beckerman was appointed President and CEO of the new Internet Association, set to publicly launch in September 19 of that year.
The association took issue with the FCC's initial net neutrality proposal in July 2014, advocating stronger neutrality rules. The Internet Association later praised the newer rules that surfaced in early 2015 under a title II framework. Additionally, the association applauded the development of net neutrality legislation by the Republican Party in the US Congress, which was developed as an alternative to the FCC reclassification proposal.
The association advocates patent reform legislation, to make it more difficult for patent trolls to sue for patent damages.
In 2015, Internet Association president and CEO Michael Beckerman criticized the Seattle authorities for allowing transportation network company drivers to form unions, claiming that it would "undermine the ability of for-hire and ride-sharing companies to operate".
In 2017, the Internet Association opposed California AB 375, a data privacy bill that would require Internet service providers to obtain customers' permission to collect and sell their browsing history. The organization signed a letter that claimed that the proposal would "lead to recurring pop-ops to consumers that would be desensitizing" and "prevent Internet providers from using information they have long relied upon to prevent cybersecurity attacks and improve their service".
The Internet Association is a lobbying group, and reported $1.5 million in political lobbying in the year 2014.
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Members
Founding members include Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and Google. Other members include:
References
External links
- Official website
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