This is a pretty good rundown of it: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/14960154/netflix-net-neutrality-stances-timeline http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/149601

This is a pretty good rundown of it: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/14960154/netflix-net-neutrality-stances-timeline http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/14960154/netflix-net-neutr... The short answer is that, as with many corporations that find themselves in a position of significant leverage, their stance on the open internet has softened. They know they wield enough influence to keep the pipes flowing for their content...and, to hell with any tiny Netflix competitors that might spring up that don't have that kind of clout.