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Michael Beckerman

Former Head of Americas Public Policy, TikTok · 1 appearance on the record.

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Beckerman served as the founding President and CEO of the Internet Association from 2012 to 2020, representing major tech platforms in Washington policy debates. In 2020, he joined TikTok to lead its Americas public policy and government relations, testifying before the U.S. Congress on algorithmic safety and privacy.

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Insight
Beckerman: Lawmakers' default setting is always to legislate and regulate tech
“You have legislators, and you have regulators, and they're called that because they like to legislate and regulate. That's like the default, that's the default setting. And so, you know, whatever you're doing, that's what they're going to look to do. Legislate…”
Michael Beckerman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:13 a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech
Insight
Beckerman: Tech companies must engage politicians before a crisis hits
“It's not great if the first time you're engaging with your elected officials is when you have a problem. And so some of the lobbying or advocating is just setting a landscape.”
Michael Beckerman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:05 a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech
Insight
Beckerman: Tech companies must frame their own narrative before opponents do
“If you're not telling your own story, someone else is telling your story. I mean, the same, same thing. If you're not sitting at the table, someone else is going to be eating you for lunch.”
Michael Beckerman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:36 a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech
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Beckerman: Hollywood studios were the entrenched DC interest during SOPA/PIPA debates
“When I actually was on Capital Hose during the SOPA PIPA debates of, on piracy, the entrenched interest in DC at the time where the content industry, the Hollywood studios, which have been at this game for a very, very long time.”
Michael Beckerman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:42 a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech
Assertion Partly supported
Beckerman: Internet industry lacked a trade association during SOPA/PIPA debates
“The internet industry didn't even have a trade associate trade association.”
Michael Beckerman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:54 a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
a16z Podcast | Lobbying Tech Jan 2, 2019 4m
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