Today, Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy opinion article in The Times Of India defending his attempt to connect millions of people to the Internet via a suite of Facebook-approved apps. It’s called ...

Facebook claims that 3 million people in Egypt signed up for the "Free Basics" service which started in the region two months ago, of which 1 million received internet access for the first time. Apart ...

BARCELONA, Spain --Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed Monday to press on with his 3-year-old effort to bring the developing world online, even after Indian regulators banned one of the pillars of the ...

There are lots of problems with the Free Basics in India, both in conception and execution, but the question must be asked: Isn’t something better than nothing? Quite frankly, one of the only reasons ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

The war of words over Facebook launching Free Basics app to offer free internet service to users of the Reliance network in six states -- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A report released today by activist group Global Voices found that not only does Facebook’s Free Basics violate net neutrality principles, it’s not even very helpful to those who use it. Free Basics, ...