[noibl]

> big companies like google or facebook (which, according to the website, do not support net neutrality [why would they, right?])

It doesn't quite say that. It says[1] that they didn't sign up to the event on the 12th. However, news outlets are reporting otherwise.[2][3] The Internet Association, which they founded, launched its petition site[4] on Monday. Microsoft is now also a member. Apple, for whatever reason, is not.

Google also has its own 'Take Action' page[5] but I'm not sure how old it is. Mark Zuckerberg has publicly stated support for net neutrality.[6] But both companies have been criticized[7][8] in the past for using a self-serving interpretation of the term. And, as the recent EU ruling against Google reminds us, telcos are not the only internet gatekeepers we need to worry about.[9]

[1] https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/#participants

[2] https://www.recode.net/2017/7/8/15938164/net-neutrality-day-...

[3] http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/12/google-amazon-protest-against...

[4] http://iadayofaction.org

[5] https://www.google.com/takeaction/action/freeandopen/index.h...

[6] https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102033678947881

[7] https://www.facebook.com/notes/access-now/open-letter-to-mar...

[8] https://scroll.in/article/717663/double-standards-facebook-a...

[9] https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/eu-google-antitr... (this article was written a year ago by someone who gets funding from various telcos and Microsoft: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Scott_Cleland )

[Shank]

As a tidbit about Google: Take Action actually emailed me today about it. I opted in a long time ago, but they definitely sent out a very pro NN email. An excerpt from that email:

> Today, Google is joining other Internet companies, innovative startups, and millions of internet users around the country to defend these common-sense protections that keep the internet free and open.

> Net neutrality ensures that both new and established services, whether offered by an established internet company like Google, a broadband provider, or a small start-up, have the same ability to reach users on an equal playing field.

[drucik]

KK, thx for clarification. I'll allow myself to not edit the original post, but I promise I'll stop bashing Facebook and Google in my head.