Facebook’s all-seeing-all-staring CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the new Internet.org Platform, which shows developers how to create pages accessible to users of the free Internet service Internet.org. A noble sounding effort to be sure, but given that it is a Facebook led initiative, perhaps, just maybe, Zuck’s platform warrants closer inspection…

Does the new platform allow users to view pages utilizing JavaScript or secure web (HTTPS) encryption? Sorry, no modern webpages allowed. So in essence, until large numbers of nostalgic web developers rush to create scads of 90’s style GeoCities pages, as a “platform” Internet.org sounds pretty much useless. That is, unless you want to use it to access Facebook.

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