Group compares FCC to Facebook amid censorship allegations

A First Amendment group is comparing the Federal Communications Commission to Facebook after allegations that the agency censored comments it received from the public.

“On Tuesday, Protect Internet Freedom asked FCC staff about the status of comments the group had attempted to transmit via an automated script on its website,” said a spokesman for the agency. “FCC staff advised Protect Internet Freedom that the commission did not have record of receiving the majority of the comments in … the commission’s electronic comment and filing system.”