Am I an irrational nationalist for believing he shouldn't get into the politics of any country (especially outside of the US)?
Last time someone tried to help us (Brazilians), we got a military dictatorship.
Am I an irrational nationalist for believing he shouldn't get into the politics of any country (especially outside of the US)?
Last time someone tried to help us (Brazilians), we got a military dictatorship.
See this: http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/5/9099897/facebook-india-inte...
Facebook put up a banner for Indian users to try to influence the passing of a law to allow Facebook to break net neutrality in India.
Acts like these aren't limited to communications companies though. American multinationals have a tendency to exploit poor underdeveloped countries, like Papua New Guinea, and countless African countries.
It's part of the reason why China takes a highly protectionist stance especially with regards to foreign internet companies.
See: https://twitter.com/r3bl_/status/679093130080161792 (notice the checkmark that's checked by default).
In my opinion, they managed to accomplish exactly what they wanted to with this campaign: make the whole online call for discussion by the India's regulatory authority meaningless.
Also, I wouldn't rule out that Zuckerberg could resort to astro-turfing tactics and fund those "internet freedom" groups in Brazil to do his bidding. Unfortunately, Zuckerberg turned his tech empire into a big political machine and started to influence or subvert (However you choose to view his actions) politics in foreign countries and should be treated as such not just some harmless business.
They'd better not relate themselves with our Congress, but it's for their own good, not our :)