After all, Facebook is actually a monopoly of power of Internet.org "Facebook network"?

After being criticized in violation of network neutrality, a few days ago Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will announce the expansion of Internet.org open network platform, had only a uniquely specific content service providers, such as Internet.org Wikipedia and national local news sites and instead allow more program developers and Internet content providers can apply to join, two-thirds of the world's people do not enjoy network services, to create and offer more apps.

However, open more apps developers and web content providers application to join, on behalf of Internet.org this respect the principle of network neutrality it? Foreign media WIRED believe this seemingly is a good change, in fact, just to make things worse.

This mode allows Facebook to become Internet service providers half, all users Internet.org link networks, are required to enter them through the Facebook server called the Internet world. More accurately speaking, Internet.org fact, not the Internet, but "Facebooknet" because to join Internet.org platform, had Xianxiang Facebook application, which is now Apple's App Store or Google's Google Play store operating A similar pattern, and truly open network should not be so, should not be just like the App Store as have all the control of a single company.

Facebook plays in this being equal to guard information and truth goalkeeper, worrying that, so far Facebook has fully demonstrated how it does not apply to any Internet goalkeeper role.

Internet.org network service of the security situation, information opaque

Today announced the expansion of Internet.org when open Internet platform, Facebook at the same time I want to join the platform for developers out several rules , including the prohibition of the use of the two most commonly used in security agreements provide network security and data integrity protection , SSL and TLS element, and this arbitrary decision is tantamount to a user is exposed to huge security hole, it is possible that threaten millions of Internet users of Internet security.

In addition, Internet.org plan also is not transparent, despite the launch of the service in Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Colombia, Indonesia, Guatemala, the Philippines and India, as many as nine countries, But so far many important details were not clear of foreign account, including relevant policies to manage user information, how to respond to requests from Governments, in cooperation with the telecommunications provider model, and Internet.org management mechanism.

Users can not afford the high cost, how to shorten the digital divide?

Many foreign NGOs have pointed out, Internet.org mode of operation is tantamount to let users try some sweetness, followed by encouraging users to pay for better service or information network, which is equal to Internet.org To the development of remote areas and people who do not use the Internet, to provide more convenient Internet services run counter to the original intention, and these users simply can not afford expensive service fees.

For example, this is like opening up a linking remote areas outside the road, but the road crater Baba, bumpy, take three steps there is a small crater, take ten steps there are big ditch, until the resident set foot on this article like lead them to another road linking the outside world when they told residents say: "You have to pay in order to enjoy a more flat, broader outer passable roads linking" without paying had to continue on this article stumbled up the road.

Card foothold on a puzzle of Internet.org network service, Facebook had claimed to shorten the digital divide, I am afraid only grow. If true, as Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is so attention to net neutrality, so Internet.org will inevitably have to fulfill the basic principles, such as Facebook can provide, or require telecommunications providers to offer lower transmission capacity limit of vulnerable users, and other basic tariff plan, so that all users can enjoy unfettered pipeline and non-discriminatory use of network services, rather than only in the technology and telecommunications giant teamed up to build the fence, watching the finite world that this is the so-called The world does not know that they truly open network still out of reach, but also vain temporary structure in the distance.