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World Bank opposes Facebook’s Free Basics

The bank is not opposing Free Basics specifically, or its Indian rollout. It believes any attempt to throttle the net anywhere in the world, by any service, is a threat...

World Bank opposes Free Basics, says its a distortion of markets

Indian demonstrators of Free Software Movement Karnataka hold placards during a protest against Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, in Bangalore. (AFP Photo) Mark...

Zuckerberg suggests Facebook’s 12th anniversary to be friends day

According to Zuckerberg, the acts of friendship, love and kindness we all share on Facebook are changing the world every day in ways we can’t fully measure (Facebook)...

ICYMI: Facebook struggles to justify mails sent from Free Basics to TRAI

TRAI said only 1.89 million had responded against Facebook’s January 6 claim of more than 11 million supporting its plan to make parts of the Internet available for...

Zuckerberg in vaccine debate after posting baby’s photo at the doctor’s

Within four days, the image had generated more than 3 million likes and 69,000 comments, with many presuming the post was an implicit endorsement of child vaccinations....

Becoming a parent means more time on Facebook according to a study

Mobile devices have become vital tools for parents and they spend 1.3 times more time on Facebook than non-parents, a study by Facebook IQ said. “Having a child...

Native Facebook Messenger to arrive on Mac soon

Facebook is building an as-yet-unreleased Facebook Messenger app for Mac desktop that would help Apple users to instantly access it straight from the dock, a media...

Messaging gets interactive with ‘magic words’ in Peach app

Peach, a new messaging app, lets you find your friends and upload GIFs, photos and status updates in your news feed using “magic words”. Available on Apple store,...

TRAI received 80% replies on net neutrality from Facebook

Judgement day is approaching for the fate of net neutrality in India. As Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) gears up to frame the net neutrality rules, telecom...

Facebook resorts to email campaign to gather support for Free Basics

After Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) asked Facebook Free Basics supporters to send in specific responses to the net neutrality consultation paper, the social...