[icebraining]

the poor (who are easily influenced)

Thanks for making plain what others are implicitly saying. The arguments against zero-rating in general always seem to be based on the argument that the poor are stupid and as their superior, we know better. Paternalism at its finest.

In the case of Internet.org, I agree that the name is misleading bordering on fraud, and shouldn't be allowed. But besides that, how about letting people choose if they prefer to pay for full Internet access?

[nileshtrivedi]

No, it's the opposite. They are saying let the poor decide what services are essential for them, and not facebook/telcos/government.

[icebraining]

The poor already decide by choosing between Internet.org and other plans, like the Vodafone one someone posted in another comment.