I was in Madagascar in 2019 and while some people have top notch fiber connectivity at home, most people only have Facebook. It's free on mobile phones while any other internet traffic costs money which most people can't afford. And I doubt that the idea of net neutrality is on anybody's mind.
Whenever I asked someone to google something, watch a YouTube video, or simply go to a website, I got nothing but bewildered looks — as if I just talked gibberish. Even Instagram was completely irrelevant. But if something was on Facebook, everybody knew about it or how to find it. All of most people's online life happens exclusively on Facebook.
Imagine the power of Facebook and the people who can manipulate it. That is frightening. We worry about its power in places where people can access the rest of the Internet; think of its power where Facebook is all people see.
Do you mean Facebook Zero[1] / Internet.org[2]. I had completely forgotten about it after TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ) had banned it 2015/2016. It's interesting to know, that the project is still alive.
Whenever I asked someone to google something, watch a YouTube video, or simply go to a website, I got nothing but bewildered looks — as if I just talked gibberish. Even Instagram was completely irrelevant. But if something was on Facebook, everybody knew about it or how to find it. All of most people's online life happens exclusively on Facebook.
Does this count as "using the internet"?