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AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

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Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

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What does your actions mean for residents in other states who have fake comments posted in their name? Should they still report them to you and are those fake comments actionable in any other way?

Additionally, have you been working with any other state AGs regarding this issue?

Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

#22
Is there anything that states can do to promote municipal broadband or maximize competition for ISPs? If Ajit Pai is ultimately successful in rolling back net neutrality in spite of evidence of foul play and the pleadings of agencies such as yours, is it possible to fight against consolidation and to encourage consumers to vote for net neutrality with their wallets? Thank you.

Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

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How do these comments harm real people? Definitely seems shady but I don't really see how using fake names actually hurt anyone.

I feel the harm is caused by appropriating a process that's supposed to be a way for citizens to voice their opinion and rendering it useless, regardless of which names are signed to the content for or against. It seems like another attack on citizens' trust for government process.

There were hundreds of thousands of real comments. There's no way they were going to make a difference anyway, it's not like the vast majority of them were informed.

Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

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Would you mind commenting on these findings? They seem to have found that both sides have been stuffing the ballot box: http://www.emprata.com/reports/fcc-restoring-internet-freedo... Also, can you work on net neutrality for all bits? That is Google, Facebook, Twitter, as the main gateways to public discourse treat all comments equally without promoting one viewpoint over another that does not enjoy elite sanction? W…

both paragraphs are whataboutism. The first talks about comment content which the AG did not reference. The second talks about an entirely irrelevant issue and tries to shift the definition of a term to something broader that clouds discussion.

Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

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Dear Attorney General,

I am beyond thrilled to see you on our forum. You're a gem to our country and make me proud to be a New Yorker and an American.

In your review of this forum's discussions on net neutrality, what do we consistently miss, exaggerate or get sidetracked by? Are there technical projects we can contribute to or technical problems take on that would help you defend net neutrality?

Thank you again, from all of us.

Re: AMA: NY AG Schneiderman on net neutrality and protecting our voice in government

#30

Can states implement their own net neutrality rules? Will the Trump administration be able to sensor online content like Putin does in Russia?

Pai has specifically said he wants (and has the power) to Federally pre-empt state-level NN initiatives.
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