Free Basics, an initiative by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been in controversy ever since it was born as internet.org. Facebook has been
aggressively promoting Free Basics through which it aims at getting internet to every corner of the world.
In India, it has tied-up with Reliance. Free
Basics is nothing like its name though. It doesn’t define what is free and what the basics are. Facebook is spending almost INR 100 Crore for this dream
initiative. It seems to be a not-so-well-thought-of and a flawed initiative though. It is purely against Net Neutrality and offers services which the
people may or may not like. Facebook has been trying so hard to save Free Basics that it seems to be more of a marketing gimmick than a pure heartfelt
initiative. Facebook wants to be ‘the’ internet. Facebook wants to brand itself as the internet. That is what Free Basics will do. It just seems to be a
high profile sham. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had given 7th as the last date for the users to approve or condemn Free Basics. Now let
us see what the future has in store for the complicated and costly Free Basics.
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