> the idea that everyone in Brazil can be denied the freedom to communicate the way they want is very scary in a democracy
If companies like Facebook were not funneling everybody onto centralized platforms, it would be harder for an ISP to deny that freedom.
The centralization of communication platforms is a bigger problem than any ISP censorship. That they have a target to shutdown at all is the real issue.
Agreed. Zuckerberg's little victory speech in this post reminds me of the kind of talk he used in defending his free basics plan. I get a little tired of people with heavy business interests weighing in on "democracy" and "freedom."
If companies like Facebook were not funneling everybody onto centralized platforms, it would be harder for an ISP to deny that freedom.
The centralization of communication platforms is a bigger problem than any ISP censorship. That they have a target to shutdown at all is the real issue.