Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced to provide free Internet for Refugees
NEWYORK - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised that his company will assist in bringing internet access to refugee camps. Speaking at the United Nations Private Sector Forum, he said Facebook would work with the intergovernmental body to make the internet available to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to use it, calling it an "enabler of human rights" and a "force for peace." The New York Times says Zuckerberg also noted that having more people online would be beneficial to Facebook itself. "It's not all altruism," he said later in the day. "We all benefit when we are more connected."
Zuckerberg didn't specify exact details of how, when, or where Facebook would start to offer internet to refugees. The UN's General Assembly building has this week displayed parts from Facebook's internet-enabling drone, a huge creation the size of a passenger jet that Zuckerberg says will eventually fly unpiloted around the world, beaming Wi-Fi signal down to areas that have sparse internet access. Facebook chair person has called internet access "essential" for the developing world.
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