Savetheinternet

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  Trai Gets 24 Lakh Comments on Differential Data Pricing Paper

  Around 18 lakh comments relate to Facebook's Free Basics.

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  Now, Facebook Launches Email Campaign to Save Free Basics

  Facebook's campaign says net neutrality rules should not "end up depriving people of the opportunity to come online".

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  Trai to Seek Specific Replies From Facebook Free Basic Supporters

  Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that the authority got about 8.9 lakh responses through phone and 5.44 lakh through Facebook mail supporting Free Basics but the comments did not answer the questions asked by the regulator.

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  Facebook Fights for Free Internet in India, Global Test-Case

  At stake is Facebook's ambition to expand in its largest market outside the United States.

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  IIT, IISc Professors Ask Trai to Shut Down 'Misleading' and 'Lethal' Free Basics

  The full text of the joint statement, written by IIT and IISc faculty members against Free Basics

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  Zuckerberg Goes on the Offensive, but Free Basics Isn't Wholly Benevolent

  Some counterpoints to Mark Zuckerberg's recent column, in which he claims that Free Basics protects net neutrality.

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  Facebook 'Accidentally' Asks US-Based Users to Support Free Basics in India

  According to Twitter updates, users who are not in India are seeing the petition page to support Facebok's zero-rated platform Free Basics.

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  'Please Change the Law or Write a New Law on Net Neutrality,' Rahul Gandhi Tells Government in Lok Sabha

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today addressed the Lok Sabha today on the issue of net neutrality. His comments drew a strong response from Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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  How Flipkart Will Now Push Net Neutrality: Founder Mukesh Bansal to NDTV

  Flipkart co-founder Mukesh Bansal spoke to NDTV after the online marketplace announced that it would pull out of negotiations with telecom giant Airtel for its services on the Airtel Zero platform, in response to the backlash against the violation of net neutrality. Here is what he said.

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  Flipkart Pulls Out of Airtel Deal Amid Backlash Over Net Neutrality

  Amidst controversy about net neutrality, Flipkart has backed off from zero-rating plans with Airtel with a promise to commit to the cause of net neutrality in India, the company announced in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

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  #SaveTheInternet: Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray Speaks Up For Net Neutrality

  Shiv Sena youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray has joined the ongoing campaign in support of net neutrality, saying he has written to the chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the matter. He also told NDTV that his party would raise the issue in Parliament.

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  Over 3 Lakh People Have Emailed TRAI for Net Neutrality: 10 Developments

  You've probably come across the phrase 'net neutrality' in the last few days across Facebook, Twitter, or elsewhere but aren't quite sure what to make of it. Here is your 10-point cheat-sheet on why it's a national debate now in India, and how it impacts you.

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  Bollywood on #SaveTheInternet: Restrictions Will Amount to Harakiri

  "I believe the fraternity's biggest endeavour is to save it to fight for it and to make sure it's exercised in every possible way," Karan Johar told NDTV

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  AIB Shares Video on #SaveTheInternet, B-Town Lends Support

  In the video, AIB stated that "all content is equal, and all sites must be equally accessible"