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Digital literacy is very poor in India. Most people in India wouldn’t understand what a browser choice actually means, even if Google is forced to provide it. I
by wtmt 7y ago
Digital literacy is very poor in India. Most people in India wouldn’t understand what a browser choice actually means, even if Google is forced to provide it. I’m sure Google would also frame the browser choice with dark patterns to make Chrome the default, so that it can continue earning money from ads since Chrome doesn’t support extensions on Android (thwarting ad blocking).
Since this probe may take a year or longer (things usually take longer in India), the impact on Google would be very less. Google could figure out ways to appease the CCI without sacrificing much.
- rahuldottech 7y ago> Digital literacy is very poor in India. You're very wrong here. Source: am Indian. Edit: I think that you're an Indian too, from a previous comment. I don't know what age bracket you're in or what demographics you're exposed to, but digital literacy is not poor here at all, and is rapidly on the rise.
- wtmt 7y agoYour qualification of being Indian isn’t enough (if it were, then this would be a tie). Knowing how to open Facebook or YouTube isn’t digital literacy (though it can be considered as a very basic thing). Many poorer people struggle with this fact. Maybe your education, social/economic standing and your circle of friends/coworkers hides others in the society and their hardships. Digital literacy may be on the rise, but even “basic” things like transferring money from one bank account to another is out of the reach of many people. How many understand basic security principles and follow them? As I pointed out, what percentage even knows what a browser is and what alternatives exist?