Senators to FCC: Explain how net neutrality comments were rife with fraud

Senators to FCC: Explain how net neutrality comments were rife with fraud

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https://www.cnet.com/news/senators-ask-fcc-to-explain-how-net-neutrality-comments-became-rife-with-fraud/

Two US senators -- who both had their identities stolen and then used to post fake public comments on net neutrality -- are calling on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to address how as many as 2 million fake comments were filed under stolen names. 

"We were among those whose identities were misused to express viewpoints we do not hold," Sens. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said Monday in a letter addressed to Pai. "We are writing to express our concerns about these fake comments and the need to identify and address fraudulent behavior in the rulemaking process."

Senators to FCC: Explain how net neutrality comments were rife with fraud

May 22, 2018, 5:46pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/senators-ask-fcc-to-explain-how-net-neutrality-comments-became-rife-with-fraud/ > Two US senators -- who both had their identities stolen and then used to post fake public comments on net neutrality -- are calling on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to address how as many as 2 million fake comments were filed under stolen names.  > "We were among those whose identities were misused to express viewpoints we do not hold," Sens. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said Monday in a letter addressed to Pai. "We are writing to express our concerns about these fake comments and the need to identify and address fraudulent behavior in the rulemaking process."