Facebook.com — Zero

Facebook Zero was so successful that Facebook pushed further. In 2013, it launched (later renamed Free Basics ), which offered a curated suite of "free" services—weather, health, jobs, Wikipedia—alongside Facebook.

The concept was technologically simple but strategically brilliant. Facebook partnered with mobile network operators (MNOs) across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. facebook.com zero

While users loved free Facebook, critics—especially net neutrality advocates—hated Facebook Zero. Facebook Zero was so successful that Facebook pushed further

Opponents claimed that by offering a curated selection of free sites, Facebook was acting as a gatekeeper, favoring its own services and those of its partners over the open web. mobile carriers currently support Facebook Zero in your

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Carriers in emerging markets (like Vodafone, Airtel, and T-Mobile) made a deal with Facebook: If a user accessed facebook.com/zero (or used a special "zero" mobile app), the data would not count against their mobile data plan.