Facebook's Free Basics receive a jolt in Egypt, shut down by government
Though Facebook played an important role in the 2011 uprisings in the country, the reason for the suspension was not clear as of now.
Government officials have however maintained that it was not due to security concerns.
Earlier in 2015 in India, Facebook's Free Basics was seen as a threat to net neutrality, with pundits harboring the opinion that the new project was a planned scheme by Facebook to have complete control over contents on the internet.
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