""I think zero-rating is the next big threat to innovation and free speech online," says Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School. She says the problem with some zero-rating plans is that they create an un-level playing field — where wireless companies can favor their own video services, for example, or strike business deals that favor other big companies.
"That distorts competition, interferes with user choice," she says. "And that's exactly what network neutrality is designed to protect.""
- Date Published:02/25/2015
- Original Publication:NPR