Car-for-hire app Uber joins The Internet Association

Car-for-hire app company Uber Technologies has joined The Internet Association, a fast-growing advocacy group in Washington (DC).

Uber joins Web leaders like Amazon, Facebook, Google and Reddit in the association, which began to lobby in Washington this year. The Internet Association spent $800,000 on lobbying in the first half of 2013. The association says it works to advance Internet freedom and advocates for issues that “foster innovation and economic development and empower users.”