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People in countries like India, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Pakistan and Paraguay are speaking out about Facebook's so-called Internet.org platform and its ability to control what billions of Internet users can do online.
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 online.
It blocks many of the websites, apps, and services the world loves from being made available on equal terms.
The fake Internet will also restrict access to local service providers struggling to get a foothold online.
We all now know Zuckerberg's Internet.org platform is not the real Internet. Not even close. Internet users around the world would rather he use his influence for good and promote access to the real open Internet, not just his fake imitation.
But their goal is control. They want to decide what you see, all while exposing you to massive security holes and vulnerabilities. Internet.org is a reckless violation of net neutrality.
What's worse: Zuckerberg's closed Internet platform failed to consult impacted users and fundamentally undermines longstanding efforts to create affordable access to the open Internet.
Everyday users, Internet freedom groups and prominent websites22 around the world oppose these types of schemes to restrict access to independent web services.
As Matias Insaurralde from Paraguay puts it: "Giving access to just a few sites in a country that historically had bad connectivity and very high costs sounds like a bad joke."
And we know Facebook is also already moving to take control of existing users' web surfing.
Now it's up to Internet users everywhere to make sure that the net remains free and open for us and the next wave of users. Do your part by sending a clear message today.
Source: nofakeinternet.org
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 online.
It blocks many of the websites, apps, and services the world loves from being made available on equal terms.
The fake Internet will also restrict access to local service providers struggling to get a foothold online.
We all now know Zuckerberg's Internet.org platform is not the real Internet. Not even close. Internet users around the world would rather he use his influence for good and promote access to the real open Internet, not just his fake imitation.
But their goal is control. They want to decide what you see, all while exposing you to massive security holes and vulnerabilities. Internet.org is a reckless violation of net neutrality.
What's worse: Zuckerberg's closed Internet platform failed to consult impacted users and fundamentally undermines longstanding efforts to create affordable access to the open Internet.
Everyday users, Internet freedom groups and prominent websites22 around the world oppose these types of schemes to restrict access to independent web services.
As Matias Insaurralde from Paraguay puts it: "Giving access to just a few sites in a country that historically had bad connectivity and very high costs sounds like a bad joke."
And we know Facebook is also already moving to take control of existing users' web surfing.
Now it's up to Internet users everywhere to make sure that the net remains free and open for us and the next wave of users. Do your part by sending a clear message today.
Source: nofakeinternet.org
