The problem is you&#x27;re framing this as &quot;giving poor people some internet features&quot; vs &quot;poor people without any internet&quot;, which is the reading Facebook&#x27;s propaganda is pushing.<p>The proper framing for this is &quot;Facebook installing themselves as a middleman that can control and monitor all data access with <i>de facto</i> monopoly power to hinder future competitors&quot; vs &quot;letting the local people develop their own internet on their own terms&quot;.<p>Yes, the latter choice might take a bit longer, but it will be better in the long run than letting Facebook exploit the country in the style of the East India Company. This isn&#x27;t about giving the poor access to the internet, it&#x27;s yet another western corporation trying to exploit other countries.<p>It&#x27;s important to consider the larger, long-term consequences, instead of the merely the immediate results. Framing matters, and Facebook&#x27;s propaganda on this topic is transparent if you take the time to analyze it.