Netflix昨日宣布，将于3月24日访问澳大利亚和新西兰，在最初的200个字内，该公司放弃了对网络中立的原则立场。正如GigaOm首次报道的那样，Netflix宣布与澳大利亚ISP iiNet达成一项特别协议，免除其流量的宽带数据上限。请记住：Netflix为网络中立性进行了大力游说——如此努力甚至帮助改变了FCC对网络中立性的定义。以及零评级计划，如Netflix与iiNet的新政（或T-Mobile备受争议的音乐自由计划，或AT&amp；T的“赞助数据”计划显然违反了网络中立的原则。那么，Netflix是否一直在向客户和公众撒谎？

在这篇报道发表之前，Netflix并未回应我们的置评请求，但请想想Netflix首席执行官里德•黑斯廷斯（Reed Hastings）去年4月在Facebook上所说的话：

Comcast no longer following net neutrality principles.

Comcast should apply caps equally, or not at all.

I spent the weekend enjoying four good internet video apps on my Xbox: Netflix, HBO GO, Xfinity, and Hulu.

When I watch video on my Xbox from three of these four apps, it counts against my Comcast internet cap.When I watch through Comcast’s Xfinity app, however, it does not count against my Comcast internet cap.

For example, if I watch last night’s SNL episode on my Xbox through the Hulu app, it eats up about one gigabyte of my cap, but if I watch that same episode through the Xfinity Xbox app, it doesn’t use up my cap at all.

The same device, the same IP address, the same wifi, the same internet connection, but totally different cap treatment.

In what way is this neutral?

Netflix现在正自愿参与这场表面上已经战斗了一年多的战斗。吹牛！以下是Netflix业务发展总监保罗·佩里曼（Paul Perryman）在iiNet新闻稿中对这笔交易的看法：

Working with iiNet to offer quota-free Netflix content gives more people in the country the opportunity to familiarize themselves with who we are and what our service offers. We're confident that Australian audiences will love Netflix and we're looking forward to shaking things up in the local subscription TV market.

这是一个连弗兰克·安德伍德（Frank Underwood）都无法直面的失误，尤其是在上周美国取得重大的网络中立胜利之后。你到底站在哪里，网飞？

更新，下午3:09:Netflix对我们的报道做出了如下回应：

Zero rating isn't great for c***umers as it has the potential to distort c***umer choice in favor of choices selected by an ISP. We'll push back against such efforts, but we won't put our service or our members at a disadvantage.