Social networking giant Facebook has renamed its controversial Internet.org app as Free Basics by Facebook. The company says it's making the change "to better distinguish the Internet.org initiative ...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg today made renewed pitch for its controversial Free Basics Internet service in yet another marketing blitz saying it protects net neutrality. (Express photo) Facebook ...

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 ...

In a boost to net neutrality, Facebook has decided to shut down its controversial 'Free Basics' programme in India, following telecom regulator TRAI's move to bar operators from charging different ...

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 campaign. He said ...

Facebook rebranded its Internet.org app as Free Basics in September A group of leading Indian academics have criticised Facebook's controversial Free Basics internet plan, saying it has "deep flaws".

Starting today, more than one billion people who have access to Internet.org’s free basic services across Asia, Africa and Latin America will now be able to access more free services through the ...

A program that had been giving free basic Internet services to over three million Egyptians was shut down on Wednesday, social media site Facebook said. By Associated Press A program that had been ...