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>you live in a utopia where bandwidth is free.

It's called peering agreements and they are very common. There's a reason social media and sites like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok don't immediately go out of business. The bandwidth is free for most users.



there's only a handful of entities in the world that are capable of peering. Most people have to pay for their bandwidth.


It can be done by whoever is providing you internet connectivity. Not everywhere adds extra charges for bandwith.




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