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Francesco GiacominiConnectivity with Strings Attached: The Hidden Cost of Free Internet in African Countries.ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on Free Basics, a Facebook-developed mobile app that provides “free” Internet access to many African…Feb 28, 2021
Eva WeberinProject on Digital Era GovernmentNet Neutrality in India, and the ongoing battle to save the free and open internet9 February 2018 Brown Bag with journalist, activist Nikhil PahwaFeb 14, 2018
Yara YatimFacebook’s “Free Basics”, Colonization or Development?In a purpose to connect the whole world together or to gain their second 1 Billion user, Facebook on 2013 launched was called “Free…Oct 18, 2017
Mai Al KhouriFree Basics: Colonization 2.0In 2013, Facebook launched Internet.org, this is an initiative created by Facebook and six other telecommunication companies that includes…Oct 19, 2017
JoyFacebook’s Free Internet Initiative. A new form of colonization or economic democracy?Facebook is one of the most used social media platforms, also one of the first platforms that introduced the world of social media. People…Oct 16, 2017
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