Zuckerberg says net-neutrality principles not relevant for Internet access
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that net-neutrality principles
are not relevant for Internet access. He made the comment at a
conference hosted by Vanity Fair magazine.
"If an operator wants to advantage their own video program and charge
more for Netflix, then that is bad," he said, adding that "if you’re a
student in India and you’re getting access to some basic tools to do
your homework for free and you can learn some more, it’s really hard to
see how that is hurting anyone."
He also pushed for universal Web access, saying that it is one of the “fundamental challenges of our generation.”
This comes just a couple of weeks after the social networking company changed the name of its Internet.org app to Free Basics. For the uninitiated, Facebook’s Internet.org initiative aims to bring affordable Internet to the 5 billion people in the world who otherwise can’t access it. However, the initiative has been facing net-neutrality concern.
He also pushed for universal Web access, saying that it is one of the “fundamental challenges of our generation.”
This comes just a couple of weeks after the social networking company changed the name of its Internet.org app to Free Basics. For the uninitiated, Facebook’s Internet.org initiative aims to bring affordable Internet to the 5 billion people in the world who otherwise can’t access it. However, the initiative has been facing net-neutrality concern.
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