A report released today by activist group Global Voices found that not only does Facebook’s Free Basics violate net neutrality principles, it’s not even very helpful to those who use it. Free Basics, an app that provides free access to specific services in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, was already banned in India last year for violating net neutrality rules.
Upon opening the app, users have to get by with a Bing search engine, a Johnson & Johnson-sponsored baby advice app, and a number of other sponsored apps. Facebook is usually the only popular social media app available on Free Basics, predictably, while smaller, language-specific apps like ConnectAmericas for Mexico and Columbia were found in certain cases. Free Basics...
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/27/16050446/facebook-net-neutrality-digital-colonialism-internet-org
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/07/facebooks-free-basics-violates-net.html
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