Editing Net neutrality (section)

===Inability to make the Internet accessible to the poor===
Opponents argue that net neutrality regulations prevent service providers from providing more affordable Internet access to those who can not afford it.<ref name="JesseJacksonFCC2014"/> A concept known as [[zero-rating]], ISPs would be unable to provide Internet access for free or at a reduced cost to the poor under net neutrality rules.<ref name=KansasCityStarCanon2017>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article151477557.html|title=Digital Life: The Trump path to free internet for the poor|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520061409/http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article151477557.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="JesseJacksonFCC2014"/> For example, low-income users who can not afford bandwidth-hogging Internet services such as [[video streams]] could be exempted from paying through subsidies or advertising.<ref name="JesseJacksonFCC2014"/> However, under the rules, ISPs would not be able to discriminate traffic, thus forcing low-income users to pay for high-bandwidth usage like other users.<ref name=KansasCityStarCanon2017 />

The [[Wikimedia Foundation]], which runs Wikipedia, created [[Wikipedia Zero]] to provide Wikipedia free-of-charge on mobile phones to low-income users, especially those in developing countries. However, the practice violates net neutrality rules as traffic would have to be treated equally regardless of the users' ability to pay.<ref name="JesseJacksonFCC2014"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/11/25/wikipedias-complicated-relationship-with-net-neutrality/|title=Wikipedia's 'complicated' relationship with net neutrality|first=Brian|last=Fung|date=25 November 2014|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161338/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/11/25/wikipedias-complicated-relationship-with-net-neutrality/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Chile banned the practice of Internet service providers giving users free access to websites like Wikipedia and Facebook, saying the practice violates net neutrality rules.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/215064/when-net-neutrality-backfires-chile-just-killed-free-access-to-wikipedia-and-facebook/|title=When net neutrality backfires: Chile just killed free access to Wikipedia and Facebook|first=Leo|last=Mirani|date=30 May 2014|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628100556/https://qz.com/215064/when-net-neutrality-backfires-chile-just-killed-free-access-to-wikipedia-and-facebook/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, India banned Free Basics application run by [[Internet.org]], which provides users in less developed countries with free access to a variety of websites like Wikipedia, [[BBC]], [[Dictionary.com]], health sites, Facebook, [[ESPN]], and weather reports—ruling that the initiative violated net neutrality.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/02/facebooks-free-basics-app-is-now-banned-in-india/|title=India Bans Facebook's Basics App to Support Net Neutrality|magazine=Wired|date=8 February 2016|access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=22 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522053102/https://www.wired.com/2016/02/facebooks-free-basics-app-is-now-banned-in-india/|url-status=live}}</ref>