Mozilla, Etsy, and Vimeo are just some of the companies that have recently filed lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s repeal of net neutrality. And they’re hardly alone in their concern.
Fifty-six percent of tech workers say they are either “somewhat worried” or “very worried” about the repeal, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. By contrast, just 14% of people say they are “not really worried,” or “not worried at all.”
More than 1,000 workers across the tech industry responded to the query.
Workers in their 30s are most concerned
Concern was the highest among workers 31 to 35. Thirty-four percent say they are “very worried,” and 27% said they are “somewhat worried.”
42% of people with Bachelor’s degrees are “very worried”
Respondents who earned a Bachelor’s degree were most extreme about their worry, with 42% of them saying they’re “very worried.”
Workers with a high school diploma had the lowest rates of concern.
The latest reading is as of March 15.