>They are just virtue signalling.
They've filed court cases against the FCC.
They're activly trying to change legislation.
If that's virtue signalling then it's a stupid phrase that means nothing.
>I am from a country in the EU. I don't support NN because I want to have access to zero-rated services. As a consumer, they make my life easier and my bill lower. I want to have the freedom of choosing whether I want NN in my connection or not. I don't want the government to take that freedom away from me.
An ISP zero rating facebook, Netflix or Spotify just entrenches a big player in their dominant position.
That's bad for the market and shouldn't be encouraged.
How can a new entrant into a market compete when the ISP or mobile operator is giving the major player preferential treatment.
As a consumer sure you don't care but these are exactly the scenarios that a government should ensure a level playing field in.
Even in the sense of if a mobile operator is Zero rating a music provider then the operator must allow a choice and all music vendors must be able to easily join the programme.
Hacker news is quite focused on startups, creating barriers for market entry isn't very startup friendly.
>I suppose their diversity does not include diversity of thought.
LOL. So a company can't stand for anything because they might upset someone?
Have a bit of self awareness.
Having a persecution complex when you're on the winning side is pathetic.