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by eklavya 4113 days ago
I think you are saying that access to some sites is blocked? That is not the case (for most). I see that internet.org is now accessible only from Reliance network. But it won't end nicely for internet.org.

I am yet to see a website being blocked because the site didn't pay for the "privilege" to be accessible. I am just seeing some sites becoming exclusive (to their own detriment) and some sites being provided for free. I don't see a problem here.

The ones trying to be exclusive will fall hard face first. The ones not being provided for free will not be affected. People will continue to pay for internet access, they are not going to limit themselves to 32 websites. It might be helpful for those unprivileged Indians who can not afford an internet connection though.

I would love to see the peering style take off too :)