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Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by lp0_on_fire on Thursday June 24, 2021 @02:22PM (#27621820)
I don't incur additional costs for listing to a radio station that decides to play 30 second HD audio ads between segments. Unlike going to a blog to _read_ something and being forced to watch (and pay for the bandwidth) a 30 second HD video. I asked for a few hundred kb of data. They send me what could amount to several hundred megs of data.

Many places in the world still are subject to metered data.

Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by dantheman on Thursday June 24, 2021 @02:56PM (#27622277)
What do you mean of course your endure costs - you're paying for the electricity running the radio, and the wear and tear on your device.
Re:International coalition calls for action against surveill... by Retric on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:23PM (#27623284)
At an effectively constant rate independent of content.