Heard about the free Internet.org for all, by Facebook? The idea had not been acceptable to the Indian public, and Chris Daniels, VP of Internet.org, at Facebook Headquaters Melbo park, decided to take action regarding this. After the critical feedback, Mark Zuckerberg with his team introduced some valuable improvements in the Internet.org and rebranded it for the people. India ends up as an integral part of Internet.orgs larger objectives say the reports and Internet.org improves and gets a new name.
Not the one to give up on it, Facebook announced the renaming of Internet.org in front of a small group comprising of Indian media to bring home its importance to the public. The rebrand has been renamed to Free Basics by Facebook . Chris Daniels claims, We want to give people access to a few free basics services on the Internet and we know they will quickly understand the value of the Internet.
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and the app provide access to almost 250 services that can be utilized worldwide in almost 19 countries, India being one of the chosen ones. Besides these almost 60 free services that have been recently introduced, can be accessed by the Free Basic Users, confirms Facebook. So much has happened and the Town hall meet is still due, with Modi still waiting to connect with Mark Zuckerberg , the CEO of Facebook .
Citing an example of a rural farmer belonging to Maharastra, who deals with production of soyabean, Zuckergerg insisted, that he can make better parenting decisions by accessing expert advice through the BabyCenter app for free through Internet.org.
The company has announced that the platform has been opened to all developers and improvements are on. Zuckerberg announced Weve improved the security and privacy of Internet.org. We already encrypt information everywhere possible, and starting today Internet.org also supports secure HTTPS web services as well.
Talking about the Free Basics app, Daniels has also clarified that it is not a destination for people, but a digital literacy tool. This was the product of a single service provider and the limited number of partners had raised a hue and cry over Internet.org.
Daniels announced that there would be no filter on Free Basics and it would be open to the developers easily. Speculating that people would soon make use of the paid services, and other brands would also invest in it, Daniels has stated there is no exclusivity with Reliance in India. There are other telecom operators who are interested, but it seems the criticism has slowed down the conversation. Reliance is just our first partner in India and there are countries where we have multiple partners.
Both Facebook and Free Basics are looking forward to some more commercial investments, keep your eyes glued on the space below for more.
