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New York AG finds 80% of comments in FCC net neutrality consultation were fake

Friday 7 May 2021 | 11:27 CET | News
American ISPs have been accused of funding a secret campaign to torpedo the FCC's net neutrality rules. An investigation by the New York Attorney General found millions of fake comments were submitted in the FCC's consultation in 2017 on repealing the rules, which may have distorted its view of public opinion. The FCC ultimately decided to repeal the net neutrality rules first passed under the previous Obama administration.

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