One
of the most striking examples
of the global power
of the new generation
of internet
companies is their ability (and willingness) to use smaller and developing countries as testing grounds for their new products — in
particular, for initiatives they couldn't get away with in the U.S.. For years, Facebook has tried to violate the principle
of net neutrality by striking deals to make Facebook not count against mobile data caps (in India, Facebook's Free Basics program was met with heavy
criticism).