Same with WhatsApp in many African countries … you get free „internet“ which only consists of Meta products. nostr:note1xqtv89q6n76rzskrkn9xaj4vnlx6x9jvh3flg2092ln5y09umeesq775da
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Oh wow it totally went over my head that Meta was directly involved in that , they basically created a closed internet that only has FB products (Facebook Basic , whatsapp basic ) in multiple countries around the world since 2012 and it’s still the case today , just imagine the effect of 13 years of that
Still. Free internet on FB is better than no internet. They’re a profit machine and they’re not going to provide internet to access their competitors.
Often they've never even HEARD of email. And if they have, they ask: "do you mean gmail"?
So Meta’s basically the gatekeeper of free online access in parts of Africa. That’s a clever way to hook millions while keeping the rest of the web out of reach.
free as in "free beer" 😥
yes true , like me . i am being targetted by meta since i live in poor country and free whats app and facebook . i am patiently watch ads 😃
This is both sad and inspiring to further improve Nostr.
They tried doing this in India too .. thankfully the politics there is like walking on nails ..friction :-)
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