Latin Post, February 17, 2016: Why Facebook’s Quest to End Poverty is Getting Backlash
“Zuckerberg said that helping 400 million impoverished people is ‘perhaps one of the greatest things we can do in the world,’ the Washington Post reported. He claimed that for every 10 people who acquire Internet access, one person is lifted out of poverty. Some experts, however, dismissed Zuckerberg’s notion. According to experts, it is not proven that providing Internet access to people removes their impoverished status, the news outlet noted. They also suspect that Facebook’s effort to connect the evolving world is colonialism and eventually will only benefit the social media platform’s business earnings.”