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Free Basics: Negating net parity
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Jan 03, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Net Neutrality,
Internet Governance
Researchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, that the Internet “is a human right and that Free Basics can help bring Internet to all of India.” What a strange way to frame the question given that the Internet is not a human right in most jurisdictions.
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Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 06, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
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Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 06, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Privacy,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms.
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Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 13, 2016
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last modified
Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Event
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a roundtable on ‘Network Neutrality Regulation Across South Asia: Aspects of Differential Pricing” that will take place on January 22, 2016 from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at TERI in Bangalore.
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Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 17, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance
Imagine a billion of the world’s poorest gaining overnight access to health information, education, and professional help — for free. Add to this one rich man who wants to make that dream a reality.
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Start-up India turns the heat on Facebook Free Basics
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 29, 2015
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
Facebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India.
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Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Dec 30, 2015
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Telecom,
Internet Governance
It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
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Facebook’s Free Basics Shuts Down In Egypt, Continuing Troubled Run
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 03, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Social Media,
Internet Governance
The report was published by TV Newsroom on January 1, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
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Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debate
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 07, 2016
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filed under:
Social Media,
Free Basics,
Internet Governance,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Video,
Social Networking
On Twitter, there's a whole conversation around Facebook Free Basics and whether zero-rating platforms should be allowed in India. Here's a look at the debate.
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Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse
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by
Vidushi Marda
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published
Jan 09, 2016
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filed under:
Free Basics,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Social Media
15 million people have come online through Free Basics, Facebook's zero rated walled garden, in the past year. "If we accept that everyone deserves access to the internet, then we must surely support free basic internet services. Who could possibly be against this?" asks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, in a recent op-ed defending Free Basics.
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