Subject: [gaia] Zero Rating and Net Neutrality

From: Melissa Densmore <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:38:17 +0200

An interesting discussion about digital divide and net neutrality, around
Wikipedia Zero.

Basically both articles argue that zero-rating is a bandaid on digital
divide, and that ultimately fair competition is best for the consumer.

https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2014/08/08/wikipedia-zero-and-net-neutrality-wikimedia-turns-its-back-on-the-open
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/01/wikipedia-zero-and-net-neutrality-protecting-the-internet/

A less harsh view on EFF:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/net-neutrality-and-global-digital-divide

Makes me think of IRBs and ethics wrt ICTD projects in general.  Not
touched upon are differing value systems (e.g. community vs individual)

On a related topic:  Hernando de Soto's *The Mystery of Capital: Why
Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else* would probably
offer a useful counter-perspective.

Melissa