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Internet Association Internet Association The Internet Association (IA) is a United States industry trade group based in Washington, D.C., which represents internet companies. It was founded in 2012 by several companies, including Google, Amazon, eBay, and Facebook, and is headed by the president and CEO Michael Beckerman. IA lobbies Congress, the courts, foreign governments, federal and state agencies, and state and local governments on a range of regulatory issues. The group also publishes economic research on the internet economy. Group members have included companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Etsy, Expedia, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Netflix and PayPal, among others. On July 25, 2012, news