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Facebook wants NN gone, so that they can sell their curated "Free Basics" plan with ISPs, blocking everything outside of Facebook and maybe Wikipedia. They wan
by Crespyl 9y ago
Facebook wants NN gone, so that they can sell their curated "Free Basics" plan with ISPs, blocking everything outside of Facebook and maybe Wikipedia.
They want to lock low income people into the Facebook bubble.
- omnimus 9y agoI was thinking about this since they are "somehow" for NN. I believe they want NN to be gone only in places where they can be their own ISP (as they try in Africa and India with internet.org). In US they already have the market in their hands and NN actually gives them certain protection so Verizon can't make their version of facebook and price them out of the market. US without NN could be much more expensive for Facebook. And as much as i hate Facebook this is the reason for NN. I can't understand why would anyone think that Internet is not utility like electricity and water. It is crazy how can get people confused and some people even here on HN are against NN.
- SketchySeaBeast 9y agoThat'll make all the "fake news" links a very interesting affair.
- joering2 9y ago? I thought that Zuckerberg was for internet freedom?? Project Free Internet in India and his non-profit??
- Crespyl 9y agoQuite the opposite[0]. "Free Basics" was the name of the program, and it only allowed access to Facebook and whatever sites whichever sites Facebook (in all its infinite wisdom) decided were appropriate for the users to visit. The program was eventually found to be in violation of India's neutrality rules and was shut down. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Basics#Net_neutrality_criticism_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Basics#Net_neutrality_cri...