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 ...

India has blocked Facebook’s Free Basics service. The action is the result of a new regulation released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), BBC News reported Monday. At stake is how ...

This must have been a pretty bad year for Mark Zuckerberg. He thought he'd be a hero, but now he's a pariah. Why? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

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A ferocious resistance has built up in India to Facebook's ballyhooed Free Basics initiative for low-end Web access. The country's telecom regulator has ordered the social-site giant's program put on ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks in Jakarta in 2014 during the launch of the Internet.org app, which allows people in underdeveloped areas to access basic online services. ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty ...

Who could possibly be against free internet access? This is the question that Mark Zuckerberg asks in a piece for the Times of India in which he claims Facebook’s Free Basics service “protects net ...

PTI Feeds | Dec 16, 2017, 7:26 PM IST Prasad says he 'denied permission' to Facebook's Free Basics Press Trust of India | Sep 29, 2016, 10:25 AM IST Social networking website Facebook is cooperating ...