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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Facebook launched its Free Basics app aimed at helping people without Internet access, they said that the app would serve as an “on ramp” to using the whole global Internet. But new research by ...

Facebook’s Free Basics app aims to help the poor and those in rural areas access the internet and excludes others. Although it is already live in over 50 countries, its launch caused an outcry in ...

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 ...