ConvergencIA Data Center Forum 2026- 17 de noviembre
Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Lacigf 11 in Buenos Aires

Zero Rating, Facebook as prevailing app and danger of "digital assistance"

Flavia Lefevre, adviser to CGI.br of Brazil, was one of the clearest voices in demanding an ex ante regulation for countries with infrastructural deficiencies. There, Zero Rating options are restricting access to applications such as Facebook and WhatsApp, and do not allow the user to choose other competing content. The Red de Desarrollo Sostenible of Honduras referred to these practices as "digital assistance".


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