Russian email addresses found on thousands of fake comments...
Even Norman Rockwell has been enlisted in the net neutrality debate.
Millions of public comments in advance of the FCC's vote on net neutrality turn out to have been faked, Bryan Taylor reports on npr.org.
Some used phony names, others came from Russian email addresses, Taylor wrote.
The FCC says it will go ahead with its vote this week nonetheless, Taylor added.
For more of his report: https://www.npr.org/2017/12/11/569983759/fcc-says-it-will-vote-on-net-neutrality-despite-millions-of-fake-public-comments
For more on fake comments to the FCC:
-- Washington Examiner: Millions of phony public comments muddle FCC net neutrality vote: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/millions-of-phony-public-comments-muddle-fccs-net-neutrality-vote/article/2642841
-- cnet: Majority of Net Neutrality Comments Sent to FCC Were Fake: https://www.cnet.com/news/majority-of-net-neutrality-comments-sent-to-fcc-were-fake/
-- Bloomberg: FCC Got 444,938 Net-Neutrality Comments From Russia: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/fake-views-444-938-russian-emails-among-suspect-comments-to-fcc
-- Fortune: Net neutrality: Was Your Name Used in Fake FCC Comments?: http://fortune.com/2017/11/29/fcc-and-net-neutrality-check-to-see-if-your-name-was-used-for-fake-comments/
-- USAToday: Millions of net neurality comments were fake. Turns out mine was one: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/12/06/fake-names-and-c-used-fcc-internet-regulation-debate-public-comments-includes-usa-today-tech-columni/923576001/
-- Bloomberg: N.Y. Says FCC Won't Aid Probe into Fake Net Neutrality Comments: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-22/n-y-says-fcc-won-t-aid-probe-into-fake-net-neutrality-comments
Tech experts urge FCC to stop its plans to repeal net neutrality
Meanwhile, Internet luminaries, including "father of the internet" Vint Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, have a blistering message for the Federal Communications Commission as its vote on net neutrality looms: "You don't understand how the internet works," Dominique Mosberger and Jenna Amatulli report on huffpost.com.
In an open letter published Monday, more than 20 industry leaders and pioneers skewered the FCC over its plan to repeal net neutrality rules, which require internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all content equally, they wrote.
"It is important to understand that the FCC's proposed Order is based on a flawed and factually inaccurate understanding of internet technology," the letter, addressed to lawmakers with oversight of the FCC, reads.
"These flaws and inaccuracies were documented in detail in a 43-page-long joint comment signed by over 200 of the most prominent Internet pioneers and engineers and submitted to the FCC on July 17, 2017.
"Despite this comment, the FCC did not correct its misunderstandings," they added.
A net neutrality poster found on the Internet.
Photos: Pinterest.
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