Payments are orthogonal in my opinion. The power a bank has to deny payment services is as relevant offline as it is online: https://thehill.com/opinion/civil

Payments are orthogonal in my opinion. The power a bank has to deny payment services is as relevant offline as it is online: https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/432692-time-is-long-overdue-for-congress-to-resolve-marijuana-banking-mishap https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/432692-time-is-long... As for Google et al., I do not understand the connection. A neutral Internet is one in which a small startup competitor faces one less barrier to entry, so how does NN help Google maintain this so-called "stronghold" in online media? Net neutrality is the reason Google does not have "partnerships" with ISPs to be the sole provider of web search to the ISP's customers, or Facebook being the only social network you can access, etc.