Free Basics, a Facebook program that gives free access to certain Internet services, has been shut down in Egypt. The news comes the week after India’s telecom regulator ordered the suspension of Free Basics as it prepares to hold public hearings on net neutrality.
Facebook confirmed the shut down in Egypt to the Associated Press, stating “we’re disappointed that Free Basics will no longer be available in Egypt. More than 1 million people who were previously unconnected had been using the Internet because of…
Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt
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