Net neutrality is to blame for the disappearance of Wikipedia Zero, the Wikipedia version without mobile data

Practically since its launch, Wikipedia has become a reference for many millions of users around the world, since it is the most complete encyclopedia that we can find on the Internet for practically any type of information. To try to forwarding the information provided by Wikipedia, Wikipedia Zero was launched in 2012.

Wikipedia Zero came to the market, to make all the information available on Wikipedia accessible throughout the world, especially in those countries where Internet connection is very expensive, something that we can find in many emerging countries. Access to Wikipedia Zero did not count towards the data rates of these countries, which it violated the famous net neutrality.

Countries where Wikipedia Zero was available

Net neutrality, on the lips of many people, especially since the United States ended it at the end of last year, does not allow prioritizing access to certain information, either for free or by paying the service provider.

In recent years, the price of fares in many emerging countries has fallen, so continuing to prioritize this service had started to make no sense. Also, many of these emerging countries are in favor of net neutrality.

In the end, despite the good intentions that this project had, has been harmed by this issue, but it was to be expected that sooner or later, these countries would begin to reduce the price of their rates and that the priority of Wikipedia Zero would begin to be secondary.

We have a clear example in our countries, where until a little over a year ago, having 20 or 30 GB of data in our mobile rate was impossible to imagine, and now the majority of telemarketers offer this type of rates, although users do not take full advantage of them.


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