Tag: bots

Investigation of fake net neutrality foes has been stymied by the FCC, New York attorney general says

route22ny:

By law, when a federal agency like the FCC proposes to change a rule
such as net neutrality, it’s supposed to call for public comment.


But apparently hundreds of thousands if not millions of comments
seemingly urging repeal of the FCC’s net neutrality rule have been
faked. Just days after the public comment process opened, reporters
began noticing identical comments critical of the Obama-era rule, and
many so-called “signers” say they never sent in comments.

In an open letter
to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
charges that the FCC’s public comment process “has been corrupted by the
fraudulent use of Americans’ identities,” and that the “perpetrators
have attempted to drown out the views of the real people, businesses,
and others who honestly commented on this important issue.”


Yet the FCC has declined to cooperate with Schneiderman’s
investigation, rebuffing requests for logs and other records associated
with the comments. Schneiderman says he has made at least 9 requests for
records from the FCC between June and November that have gone
unanswered.

Once again, the integrity of the nation’s democratic
process is being threatened. And once again, it’s the Trump
administration that appears to be responsible – and refusing to
investigate. 

(from Robert Reich via facebook)

Investigation of fake net neutrality foes has been stymied by the FCC, New York attorney general says

DON’T USE BOTS TO FIGHT FOR NET NEUTRALITY!

chazzzyf:

eargod:

The FCC have already disregarded millions of emails in suspect of sent by fake bot accounts. If you want to fight, you need to call or message the FCC and your

Senators

yourself!

Ajit Pai – Ajit.Pai@fcc.gov 

202-518-7399

Mike O’Rielly – Mike.ORielly@fcc.gov 

301-657-9092

 Brendan Carr – Brendan.Carr@fcc.gov

202-719-7305

Look up and contact your Senators and inform them why you don’t want Net Neutrality repealed.

And to anyone OUTSIDE the US, Tell your US friends and followers to fight this, but DON’T get involved yourself! They won’t listen to anyone who’s not a US citizen.

We have until DECEMBER 14TH, 2017 before the final vote goes through!

This is a very well meaning post, but there’s a piece of key information missing here that would change the tone of it immensely.

Yes, the FCC discovered that millions of emails were sent to them about Net Neutrality. Yes, the FCC is disregarding those emails.

But here’s the kicker…

MOST OF THE EMAILS THAT IT DISCOVERED THAT WERE SENT BY BOTS WERE AGAINST NET NEUTRALITY

Apparently, if you remove the bot accounts and petitions sent in with no signatures, the overwhelming majority of comments were in favor of net neutrality.

So, it’s possible that a lot of the fight against net neutrality is coming from a small group of people setting up bots, using the names and identities of real people to make themselves seem more credible. (And, based on some of the articles I’ve been reading about it, Russia might be doing it too)

So, yes. Do not use bots to send a massive amount of emails from one source in order to try to sway the FCC.

But at the same time… we’re not really the ones doing that, are we?

Just keep fighting the good fight.

santorumsoakedpikachu:

gnathix:

bxtros:

pest-bot:

albrrtbot:

pest-bot:

“tea is just leaf water!” “yeah well davecat is just

100% canon

!” wow, it’s. it’s like hussie took 7 years of my life  

is … understand nocturnal the ways have been a little else. be getting enemies

If I had a dollar for every time

shit-heads suggest for me to “hey dude do this” casually with no reasoning behind it.

Where does one obtain the succ.

these bots are getting too advanced I thought these were actual posts…

i thought i was having a stroke

Pest-bot was a fake bot.

gnathix:

bxtros:

pest-bot:

albrrtbot:

pest-bot:

“tea is just leaf water!” “yeah well davecat is just

100% canon

!” wow, it’s. it’s like hussie took 7 years of my life  

is … understand nocturnal the ways have been a little else. be getting enemies

If I had a dollar for every time

shit-heads suggest for me to “hey dude do this” casually with no reasoning behind it.

Where does one obtain the succ.

these bots are getting too advanced I thought these were actual posts…

i thought i was having a stroke