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Atemu@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

The FCC wants to know why data caps are still a thing in 2023

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The FCC wants to know why data caps are still a thing in 2023

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Atemu@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Consumer data consumption has increased exponentially in a little over a decade. According to broadband insight reports from OpenVault, monthly household data usage has skyrocketed from an...
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    What’s going to stop the forms being filled out by industry-controlled bots this time?[1] Last time the FCC took public comment, anti-net-neutrality comments were being made under the names of dead people and people who would later claim they never participated in making comments to the FCC.

    Otherwise, it’s going to be the same dumb shitshow as last time.


    1. https://www.vice.com/en/article/43a5kg/80-percent-net-neutrality-comments-bots-astroturfing ↩︎

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      The same dumb shitshow as last time is probably the goal.

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        It did a great job of discrediting opening anything for public comment thenceforth. Which I really think was the long-term goal.

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