The government has halted the program over concerns that Facebook violates Net neutrality by offering only certain Web content for free. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Facebook is struggling to make its Free Basics service — which allows people in 36 countries to access select websites for free — stick in its largest target market: India. Since it launched in the ...

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 ...

Facebook’s free internet service is designed to offer connectivity to disadvantaged countries but a new study is drawing attention to potential Free Basics flaws. Like India claimed when it banned the ...

Its Free Basics program now offers free but limited Internet surfing in 63 countries around the world through partnerships with local telecoms communities. (You may also know the initiative by its ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...