The event is being seen as a very positive one, especially after Zuckerberg described Indians as “one of our most active and engaged communities” on the social media.
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“If you have a question, please ask below in the comments”. I think people want an even richer medium, you want to feel like you’re there.
India is one of Facebook’s largest user bases, with more than 130 million active users.
Ironically, he said he supports net neutrality, but there is need for stricter regulation so that the Internet is equal to all and India should lay down strong rules in support of net neutrality.
Zuckerberg, who on his arrival in India visited Taj Mahal at Agra on Tuesday, on Wednesday went for a morning jog at the sprawling India Gate lawns.
I sent a message to the person who runs the team in charge of our developer platform, and I said that by the time I do this Townhall Q&A, it would be good if we had a solution to this problem. He pointed out that most of the people complaining about Internet.org, the umbrella effort to bring Internet access to everyone, are already online.
But many Indians are wary that Internet.org is merely a cover for Zuckerberg to get more Indians on Facebook, rather than a means to enable them to access the Internet in its entirety.
Critics of Internet.org say it violates net neutrality – the principle that companies providing Internet access should not favour a few sites or restrict access to others.
This isn’t the only change that has been announced by Facebook lately.
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“Supporting zero-rating plans of telecos, he said, “…to those who advocate against zero-rating, I say look at a student who wants free access to the internet for studies. People asked great questions about how we can connect everyone in India to the internet, how we provide everyone with a great education and how to build a strong company. “People learn by trial and error method”, Zuckerberg said while replying to a question on his biggest mistake while building his company. That, of course, can wear on the patience of people who will never, ever start playing the game in question.
