How was Netflix "blackmailed"? Cogent failed to provide the service they needed so they are doing it themselves. Doing it themselves is saving them a lot of mon

How was Netflix "blackmailed"? Cogent failed to provide the service they needed so they are doing it themselves. Doing it themselves is saving them a lot of money. Now they're attempting to shift costs onto everyone else. And they're using the public's distrust of ISPs to get the public to pay for Netflix's business expenses.