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> FB tried to destroy net neutrality in India and failed. FB to this date still owns the internet.org domain, which was literally their marketing at the time.

> FB tried to destroy net neutrality in India and failed. FB to this date still owns the internet.org domain, which was literally their marketing at the time. Free plans from mobile carriers had/have access to a few selected websites and not the rest of the real internet. While I agree that the courts decided against this at some point, it was around 13+ years too late, because a generation of mobile users got hooked already. Meta even went as far as deleting their internet.org website from the web archive, all years result in a 404 now. Interesting.

crvdgc 1y ago
> Free plans from mobile carriers had/have access to a few selected websites and not the rest of the real internet. Interesting to learn. In China, mobile carriers also have similar deals with huge content providers. You can buy data plans with a discounted rate specifically for several YouTube, Netflix, and TikTok like apps.
dartharva 1y ago
That internet.org "generation of mobile users" was before smartphones became ubiquitous and Jio (cheap connectivity) came into picture, and so is negligible. It wasn't even successful in its own time - the ISPs that partnered with FB for internet.org at that time got submerged soon after. Absolutely nothing of that legacy remains. You will find it difficult to catch netizens in India who even remember FB's Free Basics.