But creating a Facebook Fan page for your business is a bit different than creating your own personal account. (Note: In 2010, Facebook replaced its "Become a Fan" button with the "Like" button.

Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch that Free Basics did indeed end in Myanmar in September 2017, a little over a year since its June 2016 launch in the country.

What is Free Basics and why is Facebook being so philanthropic? Simply put, Free Basics is an app you can download to access some particular websites and online services for free, sans any data cost.

Free Basics, which is available in 36 countries, has been one way for Facebook to spread its influence in areas such as Asia, Africa and Latin America.

A report released today by activist group Global Voices found that not only does Facebook’s Free Basics violate net neutrality principles, it’s not even very helpful to those who use it. Free ...

Free Basics is the rebranded Internet.org, a Facebook operation where by partnering with local telecoms firms in the developing world the firm offers free internet access – limited only to ...

Facebook says iOS 14’s new privacy tools could harm its ad business Apple has made it even more difficult for developers to mine your data on iOS 14.

Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t had the best week. First, Facebook’s Free Basics platform was effectively banned in India. Then, a high-profile member of Facebook’s board of directors, the venture ...

With some distance from the initial raw reaction, it’s a good time to evaluate why Facebook ’s Free Basics strategy for India was fundamentally flawed, and probably not worth the fight in the ...

Facebook isn't exactly a stellar example of a company that values your privacy, but it just made its features' privacy settings much easier to understand. The social network has debuted a ...