Ben Moskowitz. Applied AI in the public interest

Digital Divide

2015.07.17

Would you leave the walled garden? Internet.org UX in images

Internet.org justifies itself as a development project, for people like “poor fishermen” who are new to the internet or can’t afford it. But according to some accounts, that’s just not the profile of who’s using the service. In India, as many as 80% of internet.org users are already familiar with...

Design· Digital Divide· Mozilla· Net neutrality· Strategy· Zero rating
2015.05.05

Internet.org is offensive

Try to picture one of the millions of people who convert their very limited income into mobile network credit. For many, a mobile account balance is effectively their first bank account. For this kind of person, “sponsored data” can be a smart way to socialize technology usage, accelerate adoptio...

Digital Divide· Economic development· Equity· M4D· Net neutrality· Zero rating