An FCC Commissioner's Reddit AMA Went About as Terribly as You'd Expect

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Reddit's AMA ("Ask Me Anything") sessions have become frequent stops on the PR train for everything from new movies and music to startups and sports. Most of the public figures subjecting themselves to the questioning get responses ranging from fawning worship to fuming hatred. The reaction Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn received, however, was all fuming and no fawning.

"This AMA looks to me like a political stunt to say something along the lines of, 'Yeah, I went on that interweb thing and talked to the American people! We had discussions about everything from Net Neutrality to Eminem!'," Noted the top-voted comment. "However, I haven't seen one solid, thought out answer to any of the big questions here. The majority of your replies, Ms. Clyburn, seem to me to be rushed, half-assed, and quite vague."

Commissioner Clyburn answered 29 questions over two hours, though she took no polarizing or strongly phrased stances on the issues of net neutrality or corporate influence on the regulation process. Most questioners and observers felt her answers fell far short of insightful.


An FCC Commissioner's Reddit AMA Went About as Terribly as You'd Expect This FCC Commissioner Did A Reddit Chat. It Did Not Go Well. (Huffington Post)