A week after it was banned in India, Facebook’s Free Basics service – which aims to bring affordable Internet to the 5 billion people in the world who otherwise can’t access it – has been suspended in Egypt.
The service was suspended following the expiry of a mandatory permit that the Egyptian government issues. Free Basics was launched in the country only a couple of months ago, and according to Facebook, around 3 million people had already signed up for it, of which 1 million were accessing the Internet for the…
Following ban in India, Free Basics from Facebook suspended in Egypt
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