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Apparently someone used my name to support net neutrality. I'm pro-NN but its still disconcerting. I can't tell if it was a bot, or an overzealous friend. I h

Apparently someone used my name to support net neutrality. I'm pro-NN but its still disconcerting. I can't tell if it was a bot, or an overzealous friend. I hope the dystopian future won't be ruled by those with the best bots/spam.

cassieramen 9y ago
That is a very scary future. I too had comments under my name in support of net neutrality in addition to the real comment I filed. Hopefully the Equifax leak (which really seems to have blown over quickly) leads to a new identification system so public comments can actually be verified as coming from real citizens.
mc32 9y ago
I linked to this before. As previously, i don't know their methods or whether they are neutral observers it not, but i did find their findings to be interesting: http://www.emprata.com/reports/fcc-restoring-internet-freedom-docket/ http://www.emprata.com/reports/fcc-restoring-internet-freedo... Seems there was ballot stuffing on both sides.
indubitable 9y ago
I'm more concerned about basic social textual interaction. How long will it be until you can no longer be certain that I'm not a bot? Given that most online interaction is topic centric and limited in interactivity it becomes a sort of really lobotomized Turing Test and I have 0 doubt that militaries, intelligence agencies, major corporations, and more are all very actively researching this. And I see no reason to think it's anything that will prove to be insurmountable. Online polls (even with brief responses) are obviously completely meaningless exercises in self-selection bias, but it's going to be weird that probably not all that long in the future - even discussing things on the internet may end up becoming of questionable value. Perhaps that will signal the end of anonymity in discussion. And wouldn't be that be a world - when people can link you to the most idiotic things you've ever stated online, in your entire life. Talk about a chilling effect on discussion.
rrauenza 9y ago
A relative of mine's name was used (or this person actually submitted it, which is likely.) I'm sure the relative really doesn't understand the issue, and this is what was submitted: The current FCC regulatory scheme known as "Title II" represents an unprecedented increase in government control over the internet. Such over-regulation is hurting our economy and suffocating innovation. I support Chairman Pai's plan to return to a commonsense regulatory framework that allows for the internet to grow without useless government interference. The internet has flourished for decades without the heavy hand of government over-regulation. It's time we return to what works. Obviously, it was sold to this relative as a push against the heavy hand of the government ... If I had to guess, it was a viral facebook post pro-trump administration that gave boilerplate to paste in.
- rrauenza 9y ago
  Well, the relative claims ignorance of the post... so likely a fake.

cassieramen 9y ago

That is a very scary future. I too had comments under my name in support of net neutrality in addition to the real comment I filed. Hopefully the Equifax leak (which really seems to have blown over quickly) leads to a new identification system so public comments can actually be verified as coming from real citizens.

mc32 9y ago

I linked to this before. As previously, i don't know their methods or whether they are neutral observers it not, but i did find their findings to be interesting: http://www.emprata.com/reports/fcc-restoring-internet-freedom-docket/ http://www.emprata.com/reports/fcc-restoring-internet-freedo... Seems there was ballot stuffing on both sides.

indubitable 9y ago

I'm more concerned about basic social textual interaction. How long will it be until you can no longer be certain that I'm not a bot? Given that most online interaction is topic centric and limited in interactivity it becomes a sort of really lobotomized Turing Test and I have 0 doubt that militaries, intelligence agencies, major corporations, and more are all very actively researching this. And I see no reason to think it's anything that will prove to be insurmountable. Online polls (even with brief responses) are obviously completely meaningless exercises in self-selection bias, but it's going to be weird that probably not all that long in the future - even discussing things on the internet may end up becoming of questionable value. Perhaps that will signal the end of anonymity in discussion. And wouldn't be that be a world - when people can link you to the most idiotic things you've ever stated online, in your entire life. Talk about a chilling effect on discussion.

rrauenza 9y ago

A relative of mine's name was used (or this person actually submitted it, which is likely.) I'm sure the relative really doesn't understand the issue, and this is what was submitted: The current FCC regulatory scheme known as "Title II" represents an unprecedented increase in government control over the internet. Such over-regulation is hurting our economy and suffocating innovation. I support Chairman Pai's plan to return to a commonsense regulatory framework that allows for the internet to grow without useless government interference. The internet has flourished for decades without the heavy hand of government over-regulation. It's time we return to what works. Obviously, it was sold to this relative as a push against the heavy hand of the government ... If I had to guess, it was a viral facebook post pro-trump administration that gave boilerplate to paste in.

rrauenza 9y ago
Well, the relative claims ignorance of the post... so likely a fake.