OpenStack 05/19/2015 (p.m.)

• No Fake Internet

  Tags: Zuckerberg, telecoms, internet-Balkanization

  • Zuckerberg's Internet.org will control what billions do online

    People in countries like India,^1,2,3 Zimbabwe,⁴ Brazil,⁵ and Paraguay⁶ are speaking out about Facebook's so-called Internet.org platform and its ability to control what billions of Internet users can do online.^7,8

     

    Zuckerberg's partnership with telecom giants, Internet.org, provides access to a fake Internet where selected services are prioritized over others.⁹ This scheme threatens innovation,¹⁰ free expression,¹¹ and privacy online¹²

     

    It blocks many of the websites, apps, and services the world loves from being made available on equal terms.¹³

     

    The fake Internet will also restrict access to local service providers struggling to get a foothold online.¹⁴

     

    We all deserve access to the real open Internet. Stand with people around the world demanding Zuckerberg stops restricting access to the open Internet.

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