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Facebook's trying to take that choice away by getting ISPs in some countries to give free Facebook access. I see billboards in Guatemala hyping up that if you'r

Facebook's trying to take that choice away by getting ISPs in some countries to give free Facebook access. I see billboards in Guatemala hyping up that if you're out of credit on your account, they will still allow you to use Facebook and WhatsApp. So for many low-income people, where having to pay $10 or so for some light data plan isn't possible, their only choice to be online is Facebook. Sure, it's a choice. Just like using the Internet is a choice. Like using phones is a choice. Like choosing automobiles over walking is a choice. But not all choices are equal.

nemothekid 12y ago
>So for many low-income people, where having to pay $10 or so for some light data plan isn't possible, their only choice to be online is Facebook. So what do you expect to see here? Are you expecting Facebook subsidize the cost of getting the users online to any destination, or do you wish to remove the choice to use facebook for anyone who couldn't pay $10? This is more like "Like choosing taking the bus to city centre over walking directly to my office 300ft outside the city centre is a choice." Bus or no, at the end of the day I still can't afford a full fledged automobile. Even if they paid me to use Facebook, that wouldn't affect my decision on whether or not I want them to have access to information. If the US government decides to subsidize community college and make it free, they aren't taking away my choice to go to a private school.