Distrust in Facebook Grows over Colonialism Comment about India
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Facebook is a huge company that has a lot of money and power, one day they may even be the biggest company in technology if not the world. For India to accept the Free Basics scheme they would be giving them even more power as then Facebook would be the social media service getting the most money in India. The free internet scheme would do nothing for other social media sites and in a way it could have had a negative effect on the Indian community as a whole unless Facebook widened what that free internet service could provide. As much as Mark Zuckerberg himself might try to be accepting and respectful to other nations, it's already hard enough to trust Facebook when you know how much information they collect and you remember the fact they sometimes experiment on their users without permission. The fear may be unwarranted in this case but it's one you can still understand.
Andreessen's tweets may not have been the company's opinions as a whole but they were still very telling. If someone can unthinkingly share a comment like that with the world then should you really trust a company that he has a semblance of control over? I wouldn't want to. Andreessen has since apologised and Zuckerberg himself has commented on the matter but it is still a little worrying. It seems even less likely that Facebook are ever going to be able to work things out with India now but at least Zuckerberg himself is trying.
2/To be clear, I am 100% opposed to colonialism, and 100% in favor of independence and freedom, in every country, including India.— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 11, 2016
4/I apologize for any offense my comment caused, and withdraw it in full and without reservation.— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 11, 2016
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