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"We believe in Net Neutrality, but it doesn't apply to us." This is bullshit. How many of the big incumbent websites would like to be in the blessed exception c
by Ys5ixcu 12y ago
"We believe in Net Neutrality, but it doesn't apply to us." This is bullshit. How many of the big incumbent websites would like to be in the blessed exception category? Facebook is one (http://internet.org/press/introducing-the-internet-dot-org-app http://internet.org/press/introducing-the-internet-dot-org-a...), and they are most certainly a for-profit corporation with many competitors (which are not included in the Zambia deal, of course). If the intention were truly to benefit these parts of the world, and not just to drive more users for the existing big players, why not give free access to local sites, to help drive growth in the local economy? Of course, then there is a risk of them competing with American websites, and they might have a cultural/linguistic advantage. Surely there is a way to provide a basic, inexpensive free tier of Internet service that is content-neutral.