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Its important to note that WhatsApp is not part of Internet.org. The telecom providers in India are not happy with messaging apps as they are cutting into their
by dhawalhs 11y ago
Its important to note that WhatsApp is not part of Internet.org. The telecom providers in India are not happy with messaging apps as they are cutting into their text messaging revenues. And they want to charge people for WhatsApp access (its already happening). With Facebook's help they get to create a tiered internet under the guise of "helping the poor".
- jrochkind1 11y agoIt seems kind of unlikely that facebook would cooperate on an intentional goal to reduce access to WhatsApp, when Facebook owns WhatsApp. But maybe. Or maybe that was the telecom's motivation, if not facebook's.