{"id":7899,"date":"2015-05-18T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T16:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xnet-x.net\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2016-11-16T00:41:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T23:41:18","slug":"carta-a-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xnet-x.net\/en\/letter-to-zuckerberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy and Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from 65 groups in 31 countries, on his project Internet.Org. The letter has been posted on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/accessnoworg\/open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg-regarding-internetorg-net-neutrality-privacy-and-\/935857379791271<\/div>\n

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Dear Mark Zuckerberg,<\/p>\n

We, the undersigned, share a common concern about the launch and expansion of Facebook\u2019s Internet.org<\/a> platform and its implications for the open Internet around the world. On that open Internet, all content, applications and services are treated equally, without any discrimination. We are especially concerned that access for impoverished people is construed as justification for violations of net neutrality.<\/p>\n

It is our belief that Facebook is improperly defining net neutrality in public statements and building a walled garden in which the world’s poorest people will only be able to access a limited set of insecure websites and services. Further, we are deeply concerned that Internet.org has been misleadingly marketed as providing access to the full Internet, when in fact it only provides access to a limited number of Internet-connected services that are approved by Facebook and local ISPs. In its present conception, Internet.org thereby violates the principles of net neutrality, threatening freedom of expression, equality of opportunity, security, privacy and innovation.<\/p>\n

We support the goal of bringing affordable Internet access to the two-thirds of the world who currently lack it. Many of us have been working for years on initiatives to bridge the digital divide, such as building Internet access facilities in public libraries and telecentres, supporting community broadband, local telecom ventures, public investment in broadband infrastructure, making websites and services more accessible to people with feature-phones and more. We have always sought to provide non-discriminatory access to the full open Internet, without privileging certain applications or services over others and without compromising the privacy and security of users.<\/p>\n

Internet.org appears to be taking another route.<\/p>\n

In a May 4 video, you announced new rules pertaining to Internet.org and argued that net neutrality and Internet.org are not in conflict. However, on the accompanying website, the new rules explicitly state that “websites must be properly integrated with Internet.org to allow zero rating.”<\/p>\n

Below we articulate our concerns about the current structure and implementation of Internet.org<\/p>\n