In a sort of anti-climax, Facebook India has announced the scrapping of the controversial Free Basics project in the country in wake of the decision by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ...

The government has halted the program over concerns that Facebook violates Net neutrality by offering only certain Web content for free. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Facebook’s free internet service is designed to offer connectivity to disadvantaged countries but a new study is drawing attention to potential Free Basics flaws. Like India claimed when it banned the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it's changing the name of its controversial Internet.org app and mobile website to Free Basics by Facebook. The rebranding will help consumers better distinguish between ...

The Egyptian government had shunned the Facebook Free Basics services in December 2015 without providing any proper explanation. However, it is said they banned the service because Facebook refused to ...