Last but not least: Internet access for all
Facebook aims to provide the entire human race with access to the Internet through a new initiative. The social network has undertaken this plan in collaboration with a group of other international communications companies.
According to SDA, the initiative announced on Wednesday that the companies had set themselves the goal of developing cheaper and better smartphones, among other things. In addition, Internet access via cell phone networks is to be expanded and the costs for mobile Internet use with smartphones reduced. In addition to Facebook, the group of companies also includes Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Twitter and Qualcomm. The aim of Internet.org is to make the Internet available to the two thirds of humanity that are not yet connected, the initiative writes in a statement, according to SDA. To date, 2.7 billion people around the world have Internet access. But five billion still have no access to the global data network. And comparatively few new users are added every year.
To communicate their project, the group has already posted a video on YouTube. The closing sentence is: "Imagine a world where it connects us all". Unfortunately, the video conveys a world savior pathos that might be appropriate if the corporations had actually found a feasible way to completely eradicate famine and oppression, or at least had a landing on Pluto to show for it. (uma)
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Teaser image: Wuv.de
