Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday defended his company’s downsized version of the Internet, called “Free Basics,” which is offered in developing nations around the world. “In every society, there are certain basic services that are so important for people’s wellbeing that we expect everyone to be able to access them freely,” he said, citing public libraries, hospitals and schools as examples. “That’s why everyone also deserves access to free basic Internet services.”
I disagree that Internet is the most important thing to developing countries. They are lacking in so many ways in infrastructure that internet is not so important as running water, sewer, and electricity. The problem is that Mr. Zuckerberg has little real experience in anything but running a social web site. Why we even think he knows anything about what developing countries need is beyond me? My thoughts are this, let's think about educating, improving infrastructure, building roads, bridges, developing private enterprise.Internet is not a necessity for education. As much as internet lovers think it is. Technology in the classroom has yet to show any kind of learning improvement over traditional books. In many results technology is more of a expense, a distraction, and does not improve absorption of material. My advice to Zuckerberg is stop acting as if your anymore then a collage drop out who convinced everyone they need a web site to share their lives.
Zuckerberg Defends Downsized Internet for Developing World
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 29, 2015 11:46 AMFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday defended his company’s downsized version of the Internet, called “Free Basics,” which is offered in developing nations around the world. “In every society, there are certain basic services that are so important for people’s wellbeing that we expect everyone to be able to access them freely,” he said, citing public libraries, hospitals and schools as examples. “That’s why everyone also deserves access to free basic Internet services.”