All laws distort markets. Are laws therefore socialist? Are all areas not regulated by government free markets? I think the answer to both questions is no. Laws are sometimes the platform for free markets and unregulated areas are sometimes ruled by nepotism and corruption.

With regard to net neutrality we should think about how access to markets for startups would be affected if net neutrality were to go. I'm not sure, but I suspect that without net neutrality starting a startup could become a more capital intensive affair. The amount of regulation in the form of complicated contracts with telcos could dwarf the amount of regulation that a pro net neutrality law would create.