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Coordinated influence on tech regulation

We found 3 templates across 3 rulemakings on tech regulation.

Non-compete ban backed by worker-rights template

The Federal Trade Commission received 2,318 nearly identical comments in 2023 supporting its proposal to ban most worker non-compete agreements. The campaign argued that non-competes trap low-wage workers in jobs and suppress wages across the labor market.

2,318comments/2023-01-05 to 2023-04-19See the finding

Open internet revival pulled coordinated supporters

The Federal Communications Commission received 1,212 nearly identical comments in late 2023 backing the agency's move to restore net neutrality protections. The campaign urged the FCC to classify broadband as a common-carrier service so providers cannot block or throttle lawful traffic.

1,212comments/2023-10-12 to 2023-12-15See the finding

FCC repeal of net neutrality drew form-letter floods

The Federal Communications Commission received roughly 484 nearly identical comments in 2017 opposing the repeal of net neutrality rules. The campaign argued that internet service providers should be required to treat all online traffic equally.

484comments/2017-05-22 to 2017-08-30See the finding

3 more dockets ready to analyze

Astroturf has more federal rulemakings on tech regulation cataloged but not yet analyzed. Queue any of them and we'll run the pipeline.

  • NHTSA — Automated Driving System Framework (AV 3.0)

    NHTSA-2018-0067/NHTSA/~12,376 comments

  • FCC 17-97 — Caller ID Authentication / STIR-SHAKEN

    17-97/FCC/~1,998 comments

  • FCC 20-32 — Protecting Consumer Privacy and Security of BIAS Data

    20-32/FCC/~3,715 comments

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