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> Shortly after Myanmar became connected to the internet in 2000, Facebook paired with its telecom providers to allow customers to use the platform without havi
by roywiggins 5y ago
> Shortly after Myanmar became connected to the internet in 2000, Facebook paired with its telecom providers to allow customers to use the platform without having to pay for the data
As far as I can tell, that program started in 2016, not "shortly after... 2000"
- tareqak 5y agoTechCrunch supports your claim: “Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch that Free Basics did indeed end in Myanmar in September 2017, a little over a year since its June 2016 launch in the country.” https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/01/facebook-free-basics-ending-myanmar-internet-org/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/01/facebook-free-basics-endin...
- wutbrodo 5y ago
- kyawzazaw 5y agoAP has great journalism. Not sure what you are trying to imply here.
- reaperducer 5y agoInternet griefers just like to rail against "the media" the way previous generations complained about the weather.
- wutbrodo 5y agoI think you may be projecting here. I don't have the highest opinion of "the media", but framed that broadly, it's practically a "boo light". There are plenty of outlets that I have a lot of respect for, that can largely be counted on to get the facts right and make cautious inferences rigorously. The AP is not one of them. This is a reasonably high standard, but it's commensurate with the importance of journalism.