80% of the 22M comments on net neutrality rollback were fake (opens in new tab)

Isn't there a law that makes it a crime to knowingly submit false information to the federal government?

My dead mothers identity was used to spread lies. I was livid then and livid now. This fine doesn’t go nearly far enough.

I've been pondering the problem this plays into. It's likely that at least some portion of the remaining 20% of commenters were influenced by the fakes. Those people could see the techcrunch article as bogus, fake news.

I wonder how we can somehow slow (slower than fact) disinfo and test information for credibility. People's GPUs are gonna spin up an information hellscape.

Where can I find the solutions that show promise so I can advocate for them? The outlook is depressing.

If someone submits a comment and impersonates you, can they be sued for one of slander/libel/defamation?

Can they also be sued for identify theft?

If someone can be sued for making a false statement about you, why not when they willfully and knowingly steal your identify to make others believe you did something that you didn’t?

I am of the 20% I guess. My argument, which I can go into more (but only on demand: I believe I am shadowbanned so I need some proof otherwise before putting forth such effort), is that the Net Neutrality advocates did not recognize that existing regulation already addresses the concerns.

Pareto principle at play

*surprised pikachu face*