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I wouldn't expect Google and Netflix to make any particular effort against net neutrality, since they stand to benefit most from regulatory capture. (If anyone
by teachingassist 5y ago
I wouldn't expect Google and Netflix to make any particular effort against net neutrality, since they stand to benefit most from regulatory capture.
(If anyone in their respective industries is in a position to benefit over their competition by making deals with ISPs, it is likely them)
This is reflected in the Netflix CFO's comments in 2015, among others: https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-says-it-still-supports-net-neutrality-despite-cfos-comments/ https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-says-it-still-supports-net...
- xondono 5y agoGoogle and Netflix did campaigns for NN. So did Facebook and other internet and media companies. One of the most successful was the John Olivers Last Week Tonight piece. I saw some evidence later that the ‘evidence’ provided in that piece (claims from Netflix about throttling) were either fabricated or exaggerated, although I did not look into it too much.
- teachingassist 5y agoapologies - I mistyped the direction.