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Egypt Bans Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’; Twitter Under Fire for Diversity Pick

Posted December 31st, 2015 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Following India, Egypt Shuts Down Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ Service Once again, Facebook’s efforts to provide free internet services are running into trouble in some parts of the world. Egypt on Wednesday joined India in temporarily banning the company’s Free Basics app. Critics argue the service violates net neutrality by favoring some websites […]