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   ISP-funded astroturfing used millions of real names and faked consent   
   records.   
      
   By Jon Brodkin   
      
   The largest Internet providers in the US funded a campaign that   
   generated "8.5 million fake comments" to the Federal Communications   
   Commission as part of the ISPs' fight against net neutrality rules   
   during the Trump administration, according to a report issued today by   
   New York State Attorney General Letitia James.   
      
   Nearly 18 million out of 22 million comments were fabricated,   
   including both pro- and anti-net neutrality submissions, the report   
   said. One 19-year-old submitted 7.7 million pro-net neutrality   
   comments under fake, randomly generated names. But the astroturfing   
   effort funded by the broadband industry stood out because it used real   
   people's names without their consent, with third-party firms hired by   
   the industry faking consent records, the report said.   
      
   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/biggest-isps-paid-fo   
   -8-5-million-fake-fcc-comments-opposing-net-neutrality/   
      
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