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The thing is, I don't for one minute believe that they would've made a different decision if the comments were different. This is just a legally-mandated hoop
by Natsu 6y ago
The thing is, I don't for one minute believe that they would've made a different decision if the comments were different. This is just a legally-mandated hoop they jump through before doing what they want to do.
For the record, I support the goal of NN, I just am too cynical to believe that these comments ever mattered.
- colejohnson66 5y agoThey matter because the inevitable lawsuits can/will point to the multitude in support of NN and demand the FCC explain why they decided against keeping it. They’re not just a bureaucratic hoop to jump through; they actually have to consider and weigh them all. A reason of “it’s ‘Obama era’ regulations that we don’t need” isn’t enough. “It’s bad for economic growth” would require them to explain how. Obviously, one that just says “** you Ajit” or whatever doesn’t need to be considered, but ones voicing concerns or similar have to be.
- Natsu 5y agoEven if you say that, that just means it's the contents of the comments that matter--not who sent them. So the wrong thing is faked under that analysis. I agree that Ajit made the wrong decision, I just facepalm when I see people raising this as an argument as to why when there are so many better arguments than whether someone spammed an insecure comment box.