Netflix changes course and says it’ll ‘never outgrow the fight for net neutrality’
After a few months of wishy-washy statements on net neutrality indicating that the company had largely given up on it, Netflix is changing course. In a tweet today, the company wrote: “Netflix will never outgrow the fight for #NetNeutrality. Everyone deserves an open Internet.” It also linked to the Battle for the Net campaign, indicating that Netflix had signed on to take action.
This is a big change of direction for Netflix. Though the company was one of the most staunch net neutrality advocates back in 2014 — during the last fight over net neutrality — it hasn’t cared quite as much this time around. In March, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told The Verge that he’s “not too worried” about what’ll become of net neutrality because it didn’t...