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dublinben  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Web We Have to Save

As far as I'm concerned, these users aren't actually using the web as we know it (www, layer on top of Internet), but are just living inside walled gardens a la AOL. This is even the stated goal of companies like Facebook, with their "Facebook Zero" and Internet.org initiatives. As far as they are concerned, delivering free access to Facebook in developing nations is as good as delivering access to the entire Internet.