Millions of bots comment on FCC's net neutrality ruling | The Olympian: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday swam in a sea of nearly 22 million comments after a deadline passed for the public to offer opinions on an issue that could shape the internet for years to come.
But the comments may settle little. Millions of them appeared to come from robotic networks, or bots, and were the equivalent of spam mail.
The confusion generated by the fake comments left powerful telecommunications and cable companies battling with citizen advocacy groups over the true nature of public sentiment ahead of an open FCC meeting Sept. 28. Both sides said public opinion was on their side.
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