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by: Moderator - Sat, 8 May 2021 02:07 UTC

ISP-funded astroturfing used millions of real names and faked consent
records.

By Jon Brodkin

The largest Internet providers in the US funded a campaign that
generated "8.5 million fake comments" to the Federal Communications
Commission as part of the ISPs' fight against net neutrality rules
during the Trump administration, according to a report issued today by
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

Nearly 18 million out of 22 million comments were fabricated,
including both pro- and anti-net neutrality submissions, the report
said. One 19-year-old submitted 7.7 million pro-net neutrality
comments under fake, randomly generated names. But the astroturfing
effort funded by the broadband industry stood out because it used real
people's names without their consent, with third-party firms hired by
the industry faking consent records, the report said.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/biggest-isps-paid-for-8-5-million-fake-fcc-comments-opposing-net-neutrality/

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