To protect the Internet against regulation, top Internet companies — including Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay — are coming together to create The Internet Association, a lobbying group expected to launch in September.
“Those firms face a slew of regulatory issues that directly affect their businesses: privacy legislation, online sales tax reforms, cybersecurity and proposed anti-piracy and copyright laws,” reports The Washington Post.
Michael Beckerman, former deputy staff director of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will be the group’s appointed CEO.
“The Internet isn’t just Silicon Valley anymore, the Internet has moved to Main Street,” Beckerman said in a press release. “Our top priority is to ensure that elected leaders in Washington understand the profound impacts of the Internet and Internet companies on jobs, economic growth and freedom.”
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