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Zero-rating is a terrible thing that helps stifle the free market and consolidate monopolies. It is also of questionable legality.

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It does not consolidate monopolies because, by law, ISPs are required to add all apps from a category (chat, video, etc) to zero-rating. i.e. if you add Netflix you are required to add YouTube, etc.

All I see about NN is a lot of manipulation from both sides. And what's especially frustrating is that some people insist that NN is anti-customer. No thanks, I'll keep my zero-rating.

That sounds sort of like... zero-rating neutrality? Might be even harder to pass that kind of law over here.

I agree about the manipulation from both sides though. There's an acceptance that we have to be so shrill and lie for our cause, because marketing.

That's definitely not the case in the UK.

Three offers Deezer and Apple Music but not Spotify zero-rated. This puts Deezer and Apple Music at an advantage, no matter if they're technically better or worse

Three also does this for social media and video services. (Part of why I'm leaving them when my contract is up)

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