[simula67]

> Those who have been disallowed to associate with Facebook remain free to associate with other very similar platforms.

Facebook has been abusing it's massive size to block access to competitors using their Facebook Zero program : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Zero

From the page :

> In 2015, researchers evaluating how Facebook Zero shapes information and communication technology use in the developing world found that 11% of Indonesians who said they used Facebook also said they did not use the Internet. 65% of Nigerians, 61% of Indonesians, and 58% of Indians agree with the statement that "Facebook is the Internet".

[sanderjd]

Yeah I think that's awful that they do that. I was specifically talking about in the US, where it is easy to use a competitor. (The comment I replied to was also talking specifically about the US: "Free speech in America...")

[simula67]

Facebook has pulled similar tactics in the US also : https://www.wired.com/2010/11/google-facebook-data/