A meme in the classic “Distracted Boyfriend” format. The setting is a sunny European street. A man in a blue plaid shirt labeled “EU” is turning his head to stare at a woman in a red dress labeled “Fake 5G” as she walks by, with an approving expression. Meanwhile, his girlfriend—labeled “Net neutrality”—wears a light blue sleeveless top and jeans. She looks at him with a mixture of disbelief and frustration, clearly unhappy about his attention being diverted. The implication is that the EU is ignoring the principles of net neutrality and is instead enamored with misleading, subpar 5G implementations that do not live up to their promised performance.
Tracer: “Cheers, love! The future’s—wait, why’s my ping 300ms?”
EU: “We protect consumers.”
ISPs: Throttle, cap, upsell emojis.
Net neutrality? Just a bedtime story Brussels tells itself.
#fake5G #enshittification #eufail
