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What does the FTC say about fake net neutrality comments?
by aqme28 3y ago
What does the FTC say about fake net neutrality comments?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoIt depends on if the reviews agree with the chairman's <s>employer</s> strongly held beliefs.
- choppaface 3y agoThat wing of the FTC wants to use a different penalty schedule. https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/05/15/fake_net_neutrality_comments_cost/ https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/05/15/fake_net_neutrali...
- 0xcde4c3db 3y agoNot sure that's in the FTC's wheelhouse, but at least the New York Attorney General's office said they're worth $615K in fines to the firms that actually generated the comments (and not a cent from the megacorps that almost certainly hired them...) [1]. [1] https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/12/ny-ag-doles-out-wrist-slap-fine-to-companies-that-helped-telecom-giants-use-fake-and-dead-people-to-lie-about-net-neutrality/ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/12/ny-ag-doles-out-wrist-sl...