Hi Arsène,
This article has a very provocative headline… and the article itself advocates for a regulatory environment where Nation-States can single-handedly determine what content should be zero-rated, and what should not be. That's what I'm uncomfortable with. Toll-free data has the potential to lead to censorship. Buzzfeed published a very good article, which I've linked to below, which offers a comprehensive overview of Free Basics and what makes it controversial, audacious, and yet well-intentioned. I am comfortable saying I do not like Free Basics because of what it is backdoor net neutrality, and not because it is an initiative of Facebook or because it's trying to get more users online. I want more people to be able to use and access the Internet — the full Internet, that is.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/how-facebooks-plan-to-give-the-world-free-mobile-internet-we#.wdeewyMpO
Best wishes,
Ayden Férdeline
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