NY AG James: @ Eighteen million fake comments, half a million fake letters (net neutrality)

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[Hekate]

1. KnR

[FakeNoose]

2. K & R

Thank you AG Letitia James!

[gab13by13]

3. Revelations like this convince me all the more,

that there are powerful people and organizations(other than Russia) who guided MF45.

[mjvpi]

5. Greed is the only conspiracy theory that I give credence to.

[ananda]

14. Agree.

Great comment!

[BComplex]

42. It does seem to be the basis for most of the crimes committed against our democracy, doesn't it?

I'm so glad she is shining a light on this type of corrupt behavior. I imagine that this is what is fueling a lot of the support for republicans, as well.

[Joinfortmill]

41. 👍

[KPN]

4. Is there no end to dishonesty and corruption

in America?

[KS Toronado]

21. No, never will be...

dishonesty and corruption are the only things the reQublican party has going for it. Sad isn't it?

[Mr. Evil]

6. I think it's safe to say,

anything republican = fraud.

[ancianita]

23. This was specifically broadband industry's hired marketing companies' disinformation campaign

to end net neutrality. This was a corrupt fascist industry trying to control an essential internet function. Republicans, as I recall, said little or nothing about it except for whatever the broadband lobby told them to say.

[pecosbob]

7. Where, exactly is Ajit Pai?

This is his baby...

[Submariner]

18. I didn't recognize his name

but his in your face smugness with that mug reminded me of his 'own the libs' snark. AG Garland needs to out his complicity in this.

[ancianita]

27. He resigned the day Joe was inaugurated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pai

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. Former Verizon exec

Fox guarding the henhouse.

[gratuitous]

8. So what does this mean going forward for net neutrality?

Or it, as usual, with deep regret that the folks who unearthed this massive fraud are completely powerless to fix the damage done?

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. We help spread the news of the fraud.

If a NYTimes subscriber, tell them to make it a priority to point out their own mistaken perpetuation of the fraud. Tell them to perpetuate the truth.

[Duppers]

10. Great question(s)! nt

[Duppers]

11. Great thread on twitter.

Where are the fines for these companies??

[Celerity]

12. Go after them HARD.

[Bristlecone]

13. Ajit Pai should go to jail.

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[BigmanPigman]

38. Hell yes!

He should be there now.

[pandr32]

15. So what now?

Will anything be undone? This is huge. Astroturfing firms--for fux sakes.

[Pepsidog]

16. Let's talk about internet/tv providers. I pay $400 a month to XFINITY for internet and cable tv. So

the other day My daughter asks me die the password for XFINITY because she wanted to watch a show. I sent the password which she claimed didn’t work. She took a screenshot of her television and text it to me and it said that she was not a subscriber to NBC/Universal station. So cable companies have gotten what they always wanted, a la carte TV. Not with standing our television cable package we now have to subscribe to individual channels that were previously included in your cable subscription. Then you watch a show “on demand” and find you either have to pay for each episode or the first 11 are free and you have to pay for the last 2 episodes. I went online to change my plan and what do you know, the system was down and I have to call, surprise, surprise. I’m stuck with XFINITY although all the towns around me have choice between XFINIT or Verizon. This is some real bullshit!!

[TxGuitar]

19. Do you have to have cable tv?

We only pay for internet on Xfinity, it's $105/mo for the super fast plan (Blast or something like that). We stream all of our shows on Netflix, Amazon or Hulu Plus. We use our daughter's Hulu Plus subscription (she uses our Netflix in return) and we can watch most if not all of the cable channels we watched when we had cable; live news, local channels and even sports. I wasn't eager to cut the cord when we did but now I'd never go back to cable. Food for thought; your internet/cable bill is awfully high!

[Grins]

22. Friend of mine in France pays...

...less than $50 a month for CABLE, and LAND LINE, and CELLULAR!!! $50 for ALL THREE!

Wanna’ talk about what he pays for health care...?

[Pepsidog]

26. It's exactly what I must do. All our televisions are WiFi now so no need for

converter boxes. You are correct all you need is WiFi. Myself, I watch tv on my laptop and find shows and movies by googling “watch Gold Rush
Free online with Putlocker or Daily Motion”. I will find it somewhere and the picture and playback is better than my XFINITY cable tv subscription or Netflix. The issue is that while I am good at doing this my wife and 4 adult kids aren’t as savvy. Don’t get me wrong they are smart kids one is a 4th year Med student, another a nurse, another a Medtronic physician implant instructor, and anther works for a big publishing house. They like to just turn on the tv and watch and record. Maybe it’s time they start paying. My wife and I are 59 and met at 16, married at 23 while I was in law school in Texas and like many in my generation we have spoiled our kids. Great kids but they are 30, 27, 25, 22 and all live at home and don’t contribute a dime.my one daughter gets a cell phone allowance from work and I still pay for her cell service. I guess I have no one to blame but myself. Sorry for the rant and thank you for the great advice!

[BobTheSubgenius]

17. I hope "stopping" this awfui behaviour was a lot more foreceful than ithat missive made it sound.

I hope it included yanking their business licenses and filing criminal charges, assuming any are warranted. Sure seems to me that it should be illegal and not just frowned-upon.

[Grins]

20. "...the nation's largest broadband companies"

NAME THEM!!

[progressoid]

25. Yes! Name them!

[ancianita]

28. Here you go

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_the_United_States#Broadband_providers

[Fla Dem]

24. Prosecute the CEO's that allowed this fraud to be committed on the United States.

Only legal action, prosecution, personal as well as corporate fines and imprisonment for those company's executives and Board of Directors. They're all culpable of initiating massive fraud to influence the American government.

[CloudWatcher]

29. Indictments? Consequences?

Sheesh. She says it was illegal multiple times, but there were no indictments. Writes a memo to recommend reforms "to stop this type of fraud in the future."

Not even a public shaming, let alone a perp walk. What a waste of time.

[spanone]

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[KS Toronado]

30. Couldn't find anyone naming which companies are guilty

but per Wikipedia, these are the largest

Largest Internet providers in the United States

AT&T Internet Services
Sparklight
CenturyLink
Charter Communications (including Bright House Networks and Spectrum formerly Time Warner Cable)
Comcast High Speed Internet (also known as Xfinity)
Consolidated Communications (including FairPoint Communications and SureWest)
Cox Communications
Frontier Communications
Mediacom
TDS Telecom
Windstream (including Earthlink)
Verizon High Speed Internet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_broadband_providers_in_the_United_States

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

32. Oligarchs destroying America.

[dlk]

33. Letitia James rocks!

American is drowning in corruption and it's time to change direction from another Republican big lie: "government is the problem." I'm still amazed at Ronald Reagan's hubris and no one noticing he was the leader of the government at the time. Since then, we have collectively paid a continually increasing price for this propaganda. I'm hopeful, however, the time to change course has arrived.

[JudyM]

34. Big K&R. Corporate and rethuglican fraud is endemic. Let's get a legislative vaccine for that.

And in the interim, investigate and prosecute!

[Scurrilous]

35. K&R

[joetheman]

36. It doesn't take a village for some things. It takes a woman, an unafraid, unbought, fearless sister

It could be done all over if there were other profiles in courage.

[calimary]

37. Wow. This shit is just almost overwhelming!

SOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo much shit.

[mdbl]

40. Ms James needs a medal of honor, freedom, whatever other medals they have.

I applaud her efforts and successes. She takes the law seriously and makes every effort to promote a decent society.