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ବ୍ୟବହାରୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନିରାପତ୍ତା ଓ ଗୋପନୀୟତାର କୋକୁଆ ଆଣିବ ଫେସବୁକର ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସ
This opinion piece in Odia on Facebook's Free Basics App was published in Your Story. The post highlights several user security and privacy that Free Basics is ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Jan 28, 2016 07:24 AM — Filed under: , , ,
କେତେ ମାଗଣା "ଫ୍ରି ବେସିକ୍ସ
This op-ed was published in Odia newspaper "The Samaja" on January 4, 2016. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash were quoted. by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Jan 30, 2016 11:05 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Facebook’s Fight to Be Free
In India, Mark Zuckerberg can’t give Internet access away. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 31, 2016 09:11 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India, Egypt say no thanks to free Internet from Facebook
ALWAR, India — Connecting people to the Internet is not easy in this impoverished farming district of wheat and millet fields, where working camels can be ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2016 01:49 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct
Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s Free Basics publicity blitz. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 04, 2016 01:53 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor
India’s telecom regulator said Monday that service providers cannot charge discriminatory prices for Internet services, a blow to Facebook’s global effort to ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 10, 2016 02:53 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules
In India, advocates of net neutrality have welcomed new rules by the telecom regulator that have blocked efforts by Facebook to offer free but limited access ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 11, 2016 01:53 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
There is No Such Thing as Free Basics
India would not see the rain of Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they could benefit from ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Feb 14, 2016 11:37 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Trai upholds Net Neutrality in setback to Facebook’s Free Basics
Trai says Internet service providers will not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:01 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Why India snubbed Facebook's free Internet offer
The social media giant wanted to give the people of India free access to a chunk of the Internet, but the people weren't interested. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 27, 2016 07:49 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Why the Internet is Making India Furious
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) in Bangalore is a kind of hacker club for wonks and lawyers obsessed with issues of digital rights and global ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2016 03:01 AM — Filed under: , , ,
India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model
Ability to access 'net from mobe no longer considered a miracle. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 28, 2016 03:44 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential Pricing
India would not see any more Free Basics advertisements on billboards with images of farmers and common people explaining how much they benefited from this ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Feb 23, 2016 02:10 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Facebook is no charity, and the ‘free’ in Free Basics comes at a price
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 30, 2016 11:32 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian Winter
Facebook’s Free Basics has been permanently banned in India! The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has issued the world’s most stringent net neutrality ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Feb 11, 2016 03:51 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Zuckerberg's Plan Spurned as India Backs Full Net Neutrality
Facebook Inc.’s plans for expansion in India have suffered a major setback. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:18 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Facebook’s Free Basics hits snag in India
Indian regulators have dealt a major blow to Facebook’s controversial Free Basics online access plan by forbidding so-called differential pricing by internet ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:33 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Internet Freedom
The modern medium of the web is an open-sourced, democratic world in which equality is an ideal, which is why what is most important is Internet freedom. by Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda last modified Feb 15, 2016 02:51 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul
Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:32 PM — Filed under: , ,
Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web
The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 30, 2015 03:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Free Basics: Negating net parity
Researchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, ... by Sunil Abraham last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:58 AM — Filed under: , ,
Zuckerberg's India Backlash Imperils Free Global Web Vision
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 02:51 PM — Filed under: , ,
Nasscom against differential pricing for data services
The National Association of Software and Services Companies says it should be the regulator that decides on such content, not firms. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 06, 2016 03:12 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Network Neutrality Regulation across South Asia: A Roundtable on Aspects of Differential Pricing
The Centre of Internet and Society (CIS) in association with Observer Research Foundation, and IT For Change in collaboration with the Annenberg School for ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Why Indians are turning down Facebook's free internet
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 ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 17, 2016 04:25 PM — Filed under: , ,
Start-up India turns the heat on Facebook Free Basics
Facebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India. by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:54 PM — Filed under: , ,
Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App
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) ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:37 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Facebook’s Free Basics Shuts Down In Egypt, Continuing Troubled Run
The report was published by TV Newsroom on January 1, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 03, 2016 06:11 AM — Filed under: , ,
Facebook Free Basics vs Net Neutrality: The top arguments in the debate
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. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 07, 2016 02:26 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Facebook Free Basics: Gatekeeping Powers Extend to Manipulating Public Discourse
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 ... by Vidushi Marda last modified Jan 09, 2016 01:43 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Trai promises final call on differential pricing by month-end after 'lively' open house
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will take a final call on differential pricing by the end of January , its chairman said, describing the open ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 26, 2016 02:41 AM — Filed under: , ,