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12-05-2017, 04:01 PM
Senators urge FCC to delay net neutrality vote over fake comments
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Twenty-eight senators including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Corey Booker signed a letter urging Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai to delay the upcoming net neutrality vote.
SEE ALSO: Alyssa Milano's fight for net neutrality is exactly what we need right now (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/alyssa-milano-ajit-pai-net-neutrality-fight/)
They cited a study that estimated that more than 1 million public comments submitted to the FCC ahead of the Dec. 14 vote were written by bots.*
With the repeal of net neutrality, internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon would be able to set different prices for access and favor websites that pay a premium. In the Monday letter, the senators requested an FCC investigation into reports about bots filing comments.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/net-neutrality-vote-fcc-senators-delay-bots/)
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Twenty-eight senators including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Corey Booker signed a letter urging Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai to delay the upcoming net neutrality vote.
SEE ALSO: Alyssa Milano's fight for net neutrality is exactly what we need right now (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/alyssa-milano-ajit-pai-net-neutrality-fight/)
They cited a study that estimated that more than 1 million public comments submitted to the FCC ahead of the Dec. 14 vote were written by bots.*
With the repeal of net neutrality, internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon would be able to set different prices for access and favor websites that pay a premium. In the Monday letter, the senators requested an FCC investigation into reports about bots filing comments.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/net-neutrality-vote-fcc-senators-delay-bots/)
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