Michael Beckerman

For the American musicologist, see Michael Beckerman (musicologist).
Michael Beckerman
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorge Washington University
OccupationLobbyist
Known forNet neutrality advocacy

Michael Beckerman is an American lobbyist who is vice president at TikTok. Beckerman joined the short-form video app in February 2020, and leads its government relations office in Washington, DC.

Beckerman was the founding president and CEO of the Internet Association (2012–2021), a Washington, DC-based trade association representing Internet companies.[1] During his tenure as CEO, association membership grew from 14 member companies at its founding to over 40 internet companies.[2][3]

Beckerman is an expert on internet policy.[4][5][6] He appears in the media to offer the industry's perspective on topical policy issues.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "Fast Chat: The Internet Association's Michael Beckerman". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ^ "Internet Association asks for U.S. net neutrality vote delay". Reuters. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^ McKinnon, John D. (2018-04-25). "Pre-1972 Music Acts Get a Little Help From Their Friends in Congress". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  5. ^ Romm, Tom (11 June 2018). "Goodbye to Net Neutrality, Hello to an Even Bigger AT&T". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ^ Finley, Klint (2018-01-05). "Tech Giants to Join Legal Battle Over Net Neutrality". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  7. ^ Internet Association CEO Says Zuckerberg Has to Regain User Trust, retrieved 2019-05-21
  8. ^ Internet Assoc. CEO Reacts to FCC's Net Neutrality Vote, retrieved 2019-05-21
  9. ^ Policastro, Jacqueline. "FCC chairman explains why he won't cave to public pressure over net neutrality". www.graydc.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  10. ^ Code § 230, 47 U. S. "Section 230: A Key Legal Shield For Facebook, Google Is About To Change". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-05-21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)