Facebook Confronts The Free Internet Neutrality Dilemma
http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/27/gatekeeper-or-stepping-stone/
The subject of contention is Free Basics, Facebook and
Internet.org's app that offers free data access but only to a
limited section of the Internet. Free Basics is available in
roughly 35 countries through Facebook's partnerships with mobile
carriers who see it as a way to persuade people to buy data
plans. But Facebook's control over the technical guidelines for
what qualifies for free access and its ability to highlight its
own services have sparked on-going backlash from net neutrality
advocates.
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