Facebook
CEO Mark Zukerberg took to his own home-grown social network and held
an open Q&A, calling the public to ask any question which they have
on their mind. At this point, the crucial topic which is doing the round
is the discussion around Net Neutrality, and of course, many people
were inquisitive to know what his thoughts were on the issue.
Certain
discussions regarding Facebook’s Internet.org also came up along with a
variety of questions and suggestions. Let’s take a look at a few things
what the man had to say.
Probably,
one of the most important and prominent question asked to Facebook’s
CEO was his opinion on the Net Neutrality implications of Internet.org
providing free access to only a select few “basic Internet services” in
the developing world, while other services require a data plan. The
curiosity continued when he was also asked how Facebook/Internet.org is
in the position to choose what services are free.
To
this query, Zukerberg replied: “I think net neutrality is important to
make sure network operators don’t discriminate and limit access to
services people want to use, especially in countries where most people
are online.”
He
further added, “For people who are not on the internet though, having
some connectivity and some ability to share is always much better than
having no ability to connect and share at all.”
In the end, he pointed out that programs like Internet.org are important and can co-exist with net neutrality regulations.
Many
other questions revolved around people inquisitively asking as to when
Internet.org will reach their country. His response was, “Yes, we want
to bring Internet.org everyone where there are people who need to be
connected. We’re starting off by prioritizing the countries with the
most unconnected people and by working with network operators and
governments who are most excited about working with Internet.org to get
everyone online in their countries.”
Fellow
billionaire Richard Branson also dropped in to ask Zuckerberg a
question about connecting the rest of the world with the internet. He
also asked him what the biggest benefits would be with this move.
To
this, Zukerberg responded, “When we talk about connecting the world,
most people talk about the clear benefits to all the people who will get
internet access and don’t have it today. Those benefits are many:
access to education, health information, jobs and so on.”
He
adds, “Many people estimate that for every billion people we connect,
we’ll raise more than 100 million out of poverty. But one thing that we
often overlook in this discussion is how everyone who is already
connected will benefit from having everyone online.”
In
others, Zukerberg was asked his vision regarding Oculus — the virtual
reality headset for 3D gaming. To this, he explains, “Our mission to
give people the power to experience anything. Even if you don’t have the
ability to travel somewhere, or to be with someone in person, or even
if something is physically impossible to build in our analog world, the
goal is to help build a medium that will give you the ability to do all
of these things you might not otherwise be able to do.”
He
adds, “This will be incredibly powerful as a communication medium as
well. Just like we capture photos and videos today and then share them
on the internet to let others experience them too, we’ll be able to
capture whole 3D scenes and create new environments and then share those
with people as well. It will be pretty wild.”
Facebook
CEO Mark Zukerberg was also asked what his secret to success was. His
only reply – Don’t give up. Towards the end, he thanked everyone for
their questions and stated that he would be doing more Q&As in the
future.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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