The FCC's Net Neutrality Comments Included Millions of Fake Emails and More

Over a third of the nearly 22 million comments that poured into the Federal Communications Commission regarding its plan to repeal net neutrality protections included one of seven identical messages. More than half were associated with duplicate or temporary emails, including some 7,500 affiliated with the address "example@example.com." Dozens included references to the animated film Bee Movie, a film about a disillusioned worker bee that has become fodder for several popular memes. Roughly one million comments came from Pornhub.com email addresses. And more than 7,000 comments were submitted by a gentleman--or woman--named, simply, The Internet.