{"id":188032,"date":"2016-02-08T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=188032"},"modified":"2016-02-08T13:58:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T13:58:14","slug":"india-blocks-facebook-free-basics-internet-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/india-blocks-facebook-free-basics-internet-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"India blocks Facebook Free Basics internet scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"
India’s telecoms regulator has blocked Facebook’s Free Basics internet service as part of a ruling in favour of net neutrality.<\/p>\n
The scheme offered free access to a limited number of websites.<\/p>\n
However it was opposed by supporters of net neutrality who argued that data providers should not favour some online services over others.<\/p>\n
The free content included selected local news and weather forecasts, the BBC, Wikipedia and some health sites.<\/p>\n