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Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments by ocdtrekkie on Sunday February 24, 2019 @12:02PM (#19239341)
Exactly. This is why the continued focus on "fake comments" in this process is so tiring... They didn't mean anything to begin with. Just as the comments opposing net neutrality didn't matter either. The FCC does not pass regulations by open voting and never did.
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Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments by jjoonathan on Sunday February 24, 2019 @12:30PM (#19239492)
If the fake comments didn't mean anything, why make them?
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Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments by crispyambulance on Sunday February 24, 2019 @03:12PM (#19240339)
That's a very interesting question.

I suspect this incident demonstrates the scope of disinformation campaigns and the industry that enables them.

It is totally possible that cramming a couple million fake comments into the FCC was done solely for the purpose providing a politician a "talking point" in favor of getting rid of net neutrality.

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