This is the "some internet access is better than none" argument. However, the end result is
- facebook controlling internet access for those people
- Zero Rating creates an imbalance in the ecosystem, favoring websites and services that can get into the walled garden
- facebook gets to mine your usage data.
There are better ways of improving internet access, such as :
- The Mozilla Foundation runs a program with Grameenphone, where users get free data in exchange for watching an advertisement.
- The Mozilla Foundation also runs a program with Orange in Africa, where those who purchase a $37 handset get 500 MB of free data.
- There are data cashback schemes such as Gigato offer data for free, for surfing some sites. Airtel has launched night plans, which give data as a cashback upon usage of the Internet between midnight and 6am, helping bring cost of access down.
These things work, without breaking net neutrality. See [0] for a more thorough discussion of these arguments.
[0]: http://blog.savetheinternet.in/response-to-facebook-townhall...
- facebook controlling internet access for those people
- Zero Rating creates an imbalance in the ecosystem, favoring websites and services that can get into the walled garden
- facebook gets to mine your usage data.
There are better ways of improving internet access, such as :
- The Mozilla Foundation runs a program with Grameenphone, where users get free data in exchange for watching an advertisement.
- The Mozilla Foundation also runs a program with Orange in Africa, where those who purchase a $37 handset get 500 MB of free data.
- There are data cashback schemes such as Gigato offer data for free, for surfing some sites. Airtel has launched night plans, which give data as a cashback upon usage of the Internet between midnight and 6am, helping bring cost of access down.
These things work, without breaking net neutrality. See [0] for a more thorough discussion of these arguments.
[0]: http://blog.savetheinternet.in/response-to-facebook-townhall...