{"id":11426,"date":"2019-05-25T02:31:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T01:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11426"},"modified":"2019-05-25T02:31:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T01:31:19","slug":"ivanka-trump-was-just-given-the-internet-freedom-award-lol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11426","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump was just given the Internet Freedom Award. LOL."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Ivanka Trump is now synonymous with internet freedom \u2014 at least according to a tech industry lobbying group boasting members like Uber, Google, Amazon, and <a data-mashable-topic=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/people\/ivanka-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advisor to<\/a> and daughter of the president was crowned Wednesday with the 2019 Internet Freedom Award. Yes, you read that correctly. Handing out the award in Washington, D.C., was the <a href=\"https:\/\/internetassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet Association<\/a>, a trade group which proudly proclaimed Trump is totally deserving of the honor for all of her specific internet-freedom related accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to Ms. Trump\u2019s leadership, we have seen bipartisan support for increased opportunities and we are excited to present her with an Internet Freedom Award at this year\u2019s gala,&#8221; IA President and CEO Michael Beckerman observed in <a href=\"https:\/\/internetassociation.org\/internet-association-to-honor-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-and-advisor-to-the-president-ivanka-trump-at-sixth-annual-charity-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a press release<\/a>. &#8220;The Internet Freedom Award recognizes Ms. Trump\u2019s extraordinary contributions to public policy and the internet economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am honored to receive the \u2066Internet Association\u2019s 2019 Internet Freedom Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hoqr74Hdfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hoqr74Hdfy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1131368210345938944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The group, founded in 2012, has a members list that reads as a who&#8217;s who of the tech industry. In addition to the above listed companies, Twitter, Microsoft, Reddit, Match Group, Lyft, eBay, and Airbnb all belong. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/trump-social-media-bias-survey-privacy-policy?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The White House&#8217;s social media &#8216;bias&#8217; survey has a terrible privacy policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The association takes policy stands on <a href=\"https:\/\/internetassociation.org\/positions\/election-advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">election advertising<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/internetassociation.org\/positions\/content-moderation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">content moderation<\/a>, and other hot-button issues. With Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/trump-social-media-bias-survey-privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently accusing<\/a> social media companies of &#8220;bias,&#8221; this award for a member of his immediate family could not have been better timed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quite the collection.\" class=\"\" data-caption=\"Quite the collection.\" data-credit-name=\"screenshot \/ internet association\" data-credit-provider=\"custom type\" src=\"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ivanka-Trump-was-just-given-the-Internet-Freedom-Award.-LOL.com.png\" title=\"Quite the collection.\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Quite the collection.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  screenshot \/ internet association<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Maybe the shiny award statue will distract him long enough that he moves on to other topics?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, we can all rest easy now knowing that Ivanka Trump is a proud protector of our internet freedoms. 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Yes, you read that correctly. 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