Facebook Meets Skepticism in Bid to Expand Internet in India
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/technology/facebook-meets-skepticism-in-bid-to-expand-internet-in-india.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The skepticism of phone sellers like Mr. Khan and the
weaknesses of Facebook's Indian partner are just two of the
problems that have bedeviled Mr. Zuckerberg's project so far.
Internet.org's free services -- which include news articles,
health and job information, and a text-only version of Facebook
-- are deliberately stripped down to minimize data usage and the
cost to the phone company. Facebook says the primary goal is to
show people what the Internet is all about. But many Indians
want more and complain that, contrary to its altruistic claims,
the project is simply a way to get them onto Facebook and sign
up for paid plans from Reliance.
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