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		bhpm on Feb 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU to hit Apple with first ever fine in €500M pena... Zero rating, like when wireless carriers don’t charge for certain bandwidth but do for others.

ViktorRay on Feb 18, 2024 [–]

This actually is illegal in many countries as it is a violation of net neutrality.

I don’t remember what the current net neutrality status is in the United States but if the FCC is currently requiring net neutrality then things like zero rating would be illegal.

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