Save the Internet: AIB’s new video reveals how Facebook’s Free Basics violates net neutrality

By tech2 News Staff /

Finally, AIB is out with the third video in their #SavetheInternet series. This time around it is over Facebook’s aggressive marketing to push Free Basics in India and gather support by misleading users.

The comedy group has simplified Free Basics and explained how it is the same old Internet.org that is being repackaged in a new form to attract audiences. Free Basics is noting but Internet.org, which is nothing but the death of the way we’ve known Internet so far.

The video urges people to support net neutrality by sending an email to TRAI through SavetheInternet.in before December 30. Recently, TRAI had asked Reliance Communications to put Free Basics on hold too.

Net neutrality has been a heated topic for months now. Triggered by Airtel’s zero platform that faced public outcry and compelled its partner Flipkart to walk out of the partnership, Facebook has also been facing criticism and many companies like NDTV and Cleartrip decided to part ways with it too.

While Airtel clearly called it a marketing platform, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly called his pet project Internet.org a way to help bring the world (especially emerging markets with remote areas without Internet access) online.

Besides India, Internet.org has also been launched in other emerging countries like Colombia, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana. Well, the least he could do is stop calling it a noble cause as its simply shrewd business. After facing criticism in India, the company rebranded Internet.org to Free Basics. It’s like packaging old wine in a new bottle and is against net neutrality in India.

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