Lege TREND. Fake Constituent Written Suport.
The allegations of fake constitutent support:
- Comments to the FCC over net nuetrality rules
- Of 20 million comments, almost 50% were provided without consent
The investigations:
- FBI issuing subpoenas
- New York Attorney General with support of Attorneys General of Massachusettes and the District of Columbia
Targets of the subpoenas:
- 14 organizations
- 11 of which are either politically conservative or related to the telecommunications industry and opposed net neutrality, and three of which supported
BuzzFeed | Millions Of Comments About The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Were Fake. Now The Feds Are Investigating