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Campaign funded by broadband industry submitted millions of fake consumer comments supporting repeal of net neutrality, report says Published May 6 Share on Facebook Print article The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission’s contentious 2017 repeal undid Obama-era rules that barred internet service providers from slowing or blocking websites and apps or charging companies more for faster speeds to...

Featured Video Hide New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report by her office on Thursday that found “widespread fraud, as well as abusive practices used to sway government policy—using masses of comments and messages to create the false impression of popular support,” for the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. Advertisement Hide In 2017, ahead of the FCC’s vote, it was found that millions of fraudulent comments were filed supporting the repeal. In fact, one study found that 99 percent of comments from actual people were against the F...

Broadband industry paid for millions of anti-net neutrality comments, New York AG says Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James takes a question at a news conference in New York.AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File Facebook Share The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission’s contentious 2017 repeal undid Obama-era rules that barre...

80% of the 22 million comments on net neutrality rollback were fake, investigation finds Of the 22 million comments submitted to the FCC regarding 2017’s controversial rollback of net neutrality, some 18 million were fake, an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office has found. The broadband industry funded the fraudulent creation of about 8.5 million of those, while a 19-year-old college student submitted 7.7 million, and the remainder came from unknown but spurious sources. The damning report, issued today, is the result of years of work; it set up a tip line early on so p...

TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission's contentious 2017 repeal undid Obama-era rules that barred internet service providers from slowing or blocking websites and apps or charging companies more for faster speeds to consumers. The industry had sued to stop these rules during the Obama administration but lost. The proceeding generated a record-breaking numbe...