[bestbits] Facebook’s Internet.org Isn’t the Internet, It’s Facebooknet

[Seth Johnson]

Yes, this is great progress.

If all you've got is a dominant intranet (like a Comcast or Verizon
IncumbentNet) and no
ready access to the infrastructure to become a peer in the network
yourself, then you're not talking about a network of networks in the
first place.  Facebook is taking advantage of an IncumbentNet enabling
environment to put across a huge con job.  The whole zero rating thing
is stuck in that bogus frame.

You're really close to the Internet Distinction line.  :-)


Seth

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Josh Levy <josh at accessnow.org> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing Seth.
>
> We're at a crossroads on this issue, and we have a real opportunity for the
> global community of Net Neutrality advocates to make a strong, public
> statement of support for real Net Neutrality, and to push back against
> Zuckerberg's assertions.
>
> We're working on a draft of an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg right now -
> would others be interested in such a tactic?
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Seth Johnson <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Just gets a lot right:
>>
>> Facebook’s Internet.org Isn’t the Internet, It’s Facebooknet
>> http://www.wired.com/2015/05/opinion-internet-org-facebooknet/
>>
>>
>> Seth
>>
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