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Benjamin McKeown

Facebook 'colonialism' row stokes distrust in Zuckerberg - BBC News - 0 views

  • In centuries gone by, colonialism was about exploitation of resources. In the modern world, it's digital - moving in, setting up companies and building insurmountable user bases before any other company can.
  • That's arguably an extreme interpretation of the purpose of Free Basics - but it's the argument made by local businesses to India's telecoms regulator.
  • An Indian social network wouldn't stand a chance against free Facebook,
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  • Free Basics scheme to local companies, the inherent flaw of the programme was that Facebook remained the sole gatekeeper.
  • "Facebook stands for helping to connect people and giving them voice to shape their own future," Zuckerberg wrote on Wednesday.Do people trust him? After this week, perhaps fewer will.
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