Ask HN: What do you think about internet.org – free basic internet by Facebook?

by techaddict009 on 9/28/2015, 4:25 AM with 6 comments

Is it really internet or intranet?

If Mark really wants to connect world via free internet why he cant give restriction free internet with limit of some Mbs instead of such walled garden?

Collaboration with internet.org today seems free, can they charge website owners once they gain monopoly?

  • by stephenr on 9/28/2015, 5:24 AM
  • by duncan_bayne on 9/28/2015, 5:52 AM

    "If Mark really wants to connect world via free internet why he cant give restriction free internet with limit of some Mbs instead of such walled garden?"

    "Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong." - Ayn Rand

  • by onedev on 9/29/2015, 2:15 AM

    The fundamental question is this: "Is some internet better than no internet in places where internet is very very hard to get for a lot of people? (Whether due to poverty or lack of infrastructure)"

    There are arguments to be made for both sides, but if you're looking at the immediate term, then I'm of the opinion that some internet access is indeed better than no internet access at all.

  • by techaddict009 on 9/28/2015, 7:25 AM

    Facebook thinks Digital India Campaign means Internet.org - https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/3mo5m5/internetorgpr...

  • by 0x400614 on 9/28/2015, 3:10 PM

    I've been getting so sick of the facade that Zuck has.