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by ikeboy 3123 days ago
Do you really think regulatory decisions are made based on which side gets more public comments? And that that is so obvious anyone who disagrees is silly?
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Regulatory decisions are supposed to be made with public input. We're all aware that the agencies often ignore input. That doesn't mean it's ok to make fake input. The FCC will use these fake comments to create the illusion that the public has given them a mandate. That's unacceptable.
The FCC actually said they threw out all comments that didn't have actual legal arguments, quite the opposite of what you're suggesting.
That sounds like a roundabout way of agreeing that it doesn't harm any real people, it just shouldn't be done and should be prosecuted
Deceiving the public with a fake narrative of popular support harms society.
Why would you prosecute something that doesn't harm anyone?