Two senators say their identities were stolen in fake net neutrality comments to the FCC

Two senators say their identities were stolen in fake net neutrality comments to the FCC

6 years ago
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/05/23/two-senators-say-their-identities-were-stolen-in-fake-net-neutrality-comments-to-the-fcc/

Two senators — one Republican and one Democratic — said their identities were stolen to write fake comments to the Federal Communications Commission ahead of the agency's vote last year to dismantle net neutrality rules.

Sens. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) claim they were among millions of Americans who were impersonated in public comments to fraudulently skew the agency's policymaking process. The lawmakers urged FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in a letter sent this week to identify the people behind the impersonations and to take steps to prevent such activity in the future.