There are lots of problems with the Free Basics in India, both in conception and execution, but the question must be asked: Isn’t something better than nothing? Quite frankly, one of the only reasons ...

It seems to have the most altruistic of intention, but Facebook's Free Basics troubled journey in India suggests the only way the model will succeed is if it comes without any conditions. The move ...

Facebook, through its Free Basics platform, hopes to bring the Internet to people in emerging markets. But not all countries are on board. Here’s why. Although Facebook isn’t the only company involved ...

Free global access to internet sounds like a great opportunity equalizer. And Free Basics, an app born from the Internet.org partnership spearheaded by Facebook, would seem to satisfy this need for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Indian regulators have blocked Free Basics, a controversial Facebook service championed by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg that gave people free but limited access to the Internet on ...

BARCELONA, Spain --Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed Monday to press on with his 3-year-old effort to bring the developing world online, even after Indian regulators banned one of the pillars of the ...

At times it can be very hard indeed to understand the motivations of some people. So it is with the current argument in India over Facebook's 's Free Basics initiative (earlier called Internet.org).

Today, Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy opinion article in The Times Of India defending his attempt to connect millions of people to the Internet via a suite of Facebook-approved apps. It’s called ...

Last year, Facebook’s Internet.org found itself at the center of India’s net neutrality debate. Over 1 million people wrote to TRAI, the country’s Telecom and internet regulator, to share their ...

I continue to be puzzled by this campaign against Facebook's Free Basics idea in India. I do in fact understand what the opponents of the idea are saying, they wish to preserve net neutrality. Enough ...

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Reuters’ anonymous sources didn’t elaborate on the government’s demands or how it wanted Facebook to alter its security practices. More than 3 million people in Egypt had signed up for Free Basics ...