{"id":22,"date":"2018-06-07T02:59:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T02:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2018\/06\/07\/breaking-internal-emails-prove-that-fcc-lied-to\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:21:18","slug":"breaking-internal-emails-prove-that-fcc-lied-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2018\/06\/07\/breaking-internal-emails-prove-that-fcc-lied-to\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Internal emails prove that FCC lied to reporters about alleged DDoS attack that blocked net neutrality comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2018
Contact: Evan Greer, 978-852-6457, press@fightforthefuture.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Congress must pass the CRA to reverse illegitimate repeal<\/i><\/h2>\n

Gizmodo has obtained<\/b><\/a> internal emails that prove once and for all that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intentionally misled journalists about a alleged DDoS attack that prevented net neutrality supporters from submitting comments immediately following viral segments of the issue by comedian John Oliver.<\/p>\n

Fight for the Future has played a leading role debunking<\/b><\/a> the FCC\u2019s dubious claims about these attacks, and shining a light on the rampant<\/b><\/a> issues of fraud and abuse that have plagued Ajit Pai\u2019s agency\u2019s net neutrality repeal process. The group released the following statement, which can be attributed to deputy director, Evan Greer (pronouns: she\/her):<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a smoking gun. The FCC lied to reporters, and to Congress, in order to obscure the fact that they utterly failed to maintain a legitimate public comment process, as they are legally required to do, in their net neutrality repeal proceeding. <\/i><\/p>\n

Overseeing the FCC is Congress\u2019 job. They need to do their job and pass the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to reverse the agency\u2019s illegitimate and unpopular decision. Voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly oppose the gutting of net neutrality. No one wants their cable company controlling what they can see and do on the Internet. <\/i><\/p>\n

Inaction is unacceptable. Any member of Congress who remains silent and fails to sign the discharge petition should prepare to face the Internet\u2019s wrath come election time.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fight for the Future and other groups are planning<\/a> mass online actions to coincide with the official date that the FCC repeal goes into effect.<\/p>\n

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