(Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)After proposing to dismantle net neutrality rules, and setting off a firestorm of criticism, Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said his family has become the target of harassment. Dad murdered Democracy in cold blood.”Pai said those signs crossed a line, even as he noted the charged debate over net neutrality. Pai suggested that the intense criticism leveled at him for targeting neutrality rules can lead to the type of harassment his family experienced. Critics of the Trump-era FCC have scrutinized the agency's handling of public comments submitted to provide feedback on the net neutrality proposal. The FCC has said that it lacks the resources to review every comment and that automated feedback came from both opponents of net neutrality and supporters.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2017 18:48 UTC