Why Facebook is slowing down the site for employees on '2G Tuesdays'

In its quest to capture nearly every Internet-connected person on the planet, Facebook is rolling out a new internal program designed to help its staff better understand how users in regions with slowers connections access its site

The program, called 2G Tuesdays, will slow down the speed of the website for internal staff every Tuesday to emulate users with slower connections

“People are coming online at a staggering rate in emerging markets and, in most cases, are doing so on mobile via 2G connections,” a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable. “But on the lower end of 2G networks, it can take about two minutes to download a webpageWe need to understand how people use Facebook in different Internet connections in all parts of the world so we can build the best experience for them.” Read more...