Weeks after more than 50 activist groups publicly called upon Google to end its affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a controversial nonprofit that helps representatives from corporations meet privately with legislators, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt announced on an NPR program this week that the company has withdrawn its support.

Google’s affiliation with ALEC came to light just over a year ago in a Daily Beast article, and has been a source of criticism of the company in the time since. ALEC is publicly opposed to net neutrality and municipal broadband, and its work is believed to have helped the companies pushing against these efforts get support from lawmakers.

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