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

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

6 years ago
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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."