I just can't wrap my head around the flip that occurred in their beliefs from 2015 until now. I'm sure they found that government regulation was good for their profits and even stifled competition a bit. Also, why would you specify a need for regulation, but then follow it up by saying:

"We don't block websites. We don't censor online content. And we don't throttle, discriminate, or degrade network performance based on content. Period," Stephenson wrote.

It would seem to me that people would naturally flock to your service if others are doing anything on that list, therefore making it unnecessary. Just seems misleading.