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

[Mawaki Chango]

Thanks for raising awareness and sharing.

Probably a minor point in the grand scheme of things: What's wrong with
Facebook and security when it comes to user data and traffic? Remember, it
took them some time and polemic before we were able to add that 's' to http?

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On May 5, 2015 6:39 PM, "Seth Johnson" <seth.p.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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