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by tgsovlerkhgsel 706 days ago
Presumably because they perceive the operator as gouging/exploiting the captive audience.
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Yes, I'd see it as a form of protest.
No one else would, especially not the company or the customers who paid for the service expecting to receive it. They'd see it as vandalism, and they'd be correct.
"The boat operator is charging too much for internet access, so let's ruin internet access for the customers who they've already received payment from! That'll show 'em!"