[Arstechnica] « Shadowy » anti-net neutrality group flooded FCC with comments

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« A shadowy organization with ties to the Koch Brothers » spearheaded an anti-net neutrality form letter writing campaign that tipped the scales against net neutrality proponents, according to an analysis released today by the Sunlight Foundation. […]

« In marked contrast to the first round, anti-net neutrality commenters mobilized in force for this round, and comprised the majority of overall comments submitted, at 60 percent, » the Sunlight Foundation wrote. « We attribute this shift almost entirely to the form-letter initiatives of a single organization, American Commitment, who are single-handedly responsible for 56.5 percent of the comments in this round. » […]

We previously wrote about the anti-net neutrality form letter campaign. The Sunlight Foundation describes American Commitment as « a 501(c)(4) social welfare group founded in 2011, [which] has gotten money from and given money to a variety of groups with ties to Charles and David Koch, mega-wealthy siblings who have underwritten many conservative campaigns and candidates. » […]

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