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When you hear the words 'Internet Freedom' the last person that we would think to be deserving of it would be Ivanka Trump.
Yet, according to a tech industry lobbying group called the 'Internet Association', the president's daughter was worthy of receiving the '2019 Internet Freedom Award.'
The group is made up of some major tech firms including Google, Uber, Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, PayPal and Facebook and according to their president and CEO, Michael Beckerman, Ivanka's 'extraordinary contributions to the internet economy' saw her pick up the gong.
Thanks to Ms. Trump’s leadership, we have seen bipartisan support for increased opportunities and we are excited to present her with an Internet Freedom Award at this year’s gala.
The Internet Freedom Award recognises Ms. Trump’s extraordinary contributions to public policy and the internet economy.
I am honored to receive the Internet Association’s 2019 Internet Freedom Award. https://t.co/Hoqr74Hdfy— Ivanka Trump (@Ivanka Trump) 1558574175
The group was founded in 2012 in an attempt to lobby the US government, courts, federal and state agencies as well as foreign governments on issues such as election advertising, net neutrality and content moderation.
However, considering Ivanka's father can basically say whatever he wants on Twitter and recently asked his supporters to share their views on internet censorship and also their contact details.
With all this in mind, people have a lot of questions about Ivanka receiving this award about so-called 'internet freedom' with others pointing out the many problems with awarding a member of the Trump family this award.
Today in Silicon Valley: The 2019 "Internet Freedom Award" was given to Ivanka Trump by the tech industry lobbying… https://t.co/zx0AJDdEGc— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep tufekci) 1558628672
@IvankaTrump Given that the Internet Association is a lobbying group that worked against internet freedoms such as… https://t.co/WgV72avy7v— Morten Øverbye (@Morten Øverbye) 1558683508
Did you get the award because you fired the executive at Trump Org because she got pregnant? Was it because you tri… https://t.co/XZwCdK2qVW— Tom Arnold (@Tom Arnold) 1558581320
Russian bot farms engineered an unprecedented sweeping social media campaign of lies, amplified by militarized prop… https://t.co/y0EU6B3z6o— Andrea Chalupa 🇺🇲 (@Andrea Chalupa 🇺🇲) 1558575520
@IvankaTrump https://t.co/xCBtjHA7oE— Gregory Kleckner (@Gregory Kleckner) 1558575486
HT Mashable
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