HackerTube.dev

Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight · 16.6M views · 2014-06-02 · 13:18

Open on YouTube ↗

If playback is restricted in your region, try opening the original video. Use Mark watched to add it to your marked videos.

Overview

John Oliver's 13-minute Last Week Tonight segment explains the 2014 net neutrality fight over cable companies creating unequal internet speeds. It uses comedy to make a dull regulatory topic engaging and tells viewers how to comment to the FCC.

On Hacker News

HN commenters use it as the go-to funny, accessible explanation of net neutrality and credit it with driving public comments to the FCC.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2014–2017

Topics

Networking & internet infrastructureMedia, journalism & propagandaTech industry & business models
Search by tags
net neutralityfccisp competitionjohn olivertelecom policy

What people said

musha68k · 2016-11 · Strong recommendation

What can a "hacker" possibly have against John Oliver? He and his team were the most effective drivers for stronger Net Neutrality policies in the US. The man is a living legend. Edit: 12 million views on the abstract topic of Net Neutrality. That's what I would call a feat indeed: [VIDEO]

Read the original HN comment ↗
e0m · 2015-01 · Strong recommendation

In case you haven't seen John Oliver's take on Net Neutrality, this video is 13 minutes well spent: [VIDEO] "Tom Wheeler is [like] a dingo"

Read the original HN comment ↗
felipesabino · 2014-09 · Strong recommendation

What was that? I am so disappointed to see that they featured a video showing net neutrality being ONLY about facebook, youtube and more video streaming... If they wanted to go mainstream, John Oliver did a much better job (and funnier, btw) [VIDEO]

Read the original HN comment ↗

Sources

Video by LastWeekTonight, played through YouTube.

Data and selection notes

HN summaries and labels may contain AI errors. HN dates refer to discussions, not video publication.

HN Library: HackerTube export (2026-10-31) and open-index/hacker-news. Upstream summaries and classifications may contain AI errors.

Views, duration and playback status refresh separately from the published catalog. When an update fails, existing data remains visible.

Selection checks
  • SaaS & AI candidates: Topic keywords do not match
  • Editor-approved picks: Editorial review is required

Rule matches identify candidates. They do not guarantee video quality or financial results.

About the library and its sources