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Netflix CEO Proclaims The Death Of Net Neutrality Is No Big Deal

Netflix CEO Proclaims The Death Of Net Neutrality Is No Big Deal

6 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180717/08193040248/netflix-ceo-proclaims-death-net-neutrality-is-no-big-deal.shtml

We've noted repeatedly that while Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Google are portrayed as net neutrality supporters, that hasn't been true for many years now. Google stopped giving a damn about the idea back in 2010 or so when it started eyeing the broadband (Google Fiber) and wireless (Android, Project Fi) markets. Similarly, Facebook has never really been much of a genuine supporter, and has actively undermined the concept of net neutrality overseas in developing nations. Once they became powerful and wealthy enough, they stopped seriously worrying about the threat posed by broadband monopolies.

For a while there, Netflix jumped in to supplant Google as a major net neutrality supporter, frequently highlighting how usage caps can be used anti-competitively or how ISPs were abusing interconnection points and their broadband monopolies to drive up prices for competitors.