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This makes it seem more like a Internet.org is just a technical decision rather than Facebook trying to become the "new Internet" in emerging countries. However

This makes it seem more like a Internet.org is just a technical decision rather than Facebook trying to become the "new Internet" in emerging countries. However, I don't think this alleviates the net neutrality problems at all. Too many types of Internet services are being excluded, which means it will inevitably create a "two-tier" Internet. There will be the 80-percenters in India who will only have access to "info sites" and then the 20-percenters who will be able do everything else. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad if it was a temporary 10-year solution. But what if this becomes permanent?

captn3m0 11y ago
There is also the issue that internet.org is exclusively available to Reliance customers. You want free internet? Well, you will get it, but you have to accept the shitty telecom policies (non-internet) that reliance brings with it. Reliance is also known to be trigger-happy ISP, with lots of censorship issues. (Reliance also owns a media company, and often bans torrent websites right after a release of their own films).