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July 26, 2012 05:13 am GMT

Major Tech Companies Partner to Fight Government Regulations




Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are just four of the tech giants said to be in a major lobbying group formed to protect the interests of the technology industry, according to a report by The Washington Post.

The group will be called The Internet Association and plans to launch in September, according to an anonymous source the The Washington Post spoke to. When it's launched, the full list of members will be available, but as it stands already, The Internet Association contains some major tech players. The group will be led by former Deputy Staff Director to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Michael Beckerman.

The group's aim is to fight restricting regulations that imped…
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