Facebook has been in talks with the White House as it explores launching a version of free internet access to Americans who are not currently connected, CBS News has confirmed. The Washington Post ...

Facebook's polarizing and somewhat controversial billion-dollar free Internet project, Internet.org, is today seeing some pretty big changes. The two-year-old project to bring Internet access to four ...

After a barrage of criticism targeted at the Facebook-led Internet.org initiative, the company announced today that it will now allow the use of encrypted services without charging data fees. Facebook ...

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Facebook has reportedly held talks with wireless providers and government officials since at least this spring with regard to bringing its Free Basics service to the US. Sources familiar with the ...

When Facebook launched its Free Basics app aimed at helping people without Internet access, they said that the app would serve as an “on ramp” to using the whole global Internet. But new research by ...

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The problem: even when the appropriate network infrastructures are in place and all the other barriers, like the lack of digital skills, are lifted, people in developing countries often cannot afford ...