Internet Association CEO Beckerman Willing to Testify on Tech’s Behalf

Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman is willing to testify before Congress on behalf of Silicon Valley executives. He wrote House Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., who asked tech executives to appear before the committee to continue the dialogue started by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (see 1805150053). Beckerman’s Tuesday letter defended the internet as a force for good and warned against a rush to regulation: “Static solutions in the form of regulations, based on a snapshot in time, are unlikely to withstand the stress of changed circumstances.” IA membership includes Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and Netflix -- companies that Walden called on.