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Is Facebook paying for this behind-the-scenes? (There might be some precedent for that.)

• patkai 11y ago
  Maybe. But my first thought was the opposite, i.e. does the government _not_ want Facebook to provide free Internet for some reason?
  • JulienSchmidt 11y ago
    You can already use Facebook for free on mobile. I don't think FB has big interest in providing free internet for everyone.
    • Sven7 11y ago
      https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/3k27mv/facebook_is_promoting_internetorg_through_print/ https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/3k27mv/facebook_is_p...
    • FilterSweep 11y ago
      It appears their interest lies in: (a) having a competitive advantage in raw, large-scaled _metrics_ that Google does not have (see also: Facebook's emotion and behavioral studies[0]) (b) Being able to monetize their advertising platform better. They are well aware that their current numbers are blown up by fake likes, and clickfarms [1] At least this is just my take. I'm sure there are also other interests behind the scenes. [0]: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/technology/facebook-tinkers-with-users-emotions-in-news-feed-experiment-stirring-outcry.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/technology/facebook-tinker... [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag
• FilterSweep 11y ago
  This is my fear. A "walled garden" internet is certainly an improvement, but I'm not sure its worth it at the cost of massive corporate surveillance and ubiquitous marketing. On a higher level, this free Internet is a severe violation of net neutrality. See India companies withdrawing from their Internet.org idea: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382933