/no-free-basics

List of those who have spoken up against Facebook's "Free Basics"

Who has voiced against Free Basics :

  1. Legends
    • Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the World Wide Web) - Article
  2. Academia
    • Professors of top tech institutes in India (IIT, IISc, TIFR, BITS, ISI, +) - Joint Statement
  3. Startups / Entrepreneurs
  4. Venture Capitalists
    • Mohandas Pai (ex CFO, Infosys) Tweet
    • Mahesh Murthy Tweet
  5. Organizations
    • 30 groups around the world have signed this open letter
    • Access Now – Global
    • ACI – Participa – Honduras
    • Asociación Colombiana de Usuarios de Internet (ACUI) – Colombia
    • Center for Cyber Security Pakistan – Pakistan
    • Center for Media Justice – United States
    • Data Roads Foundation – United States
    • Fight for the Future – United States
    • Free Press – United States
    • Free Software Movement of India – India
    • Fundación Acceso – Central America
    • Future of Music Coalition – United States
    • International Modern Media Institute – Iceland
    • Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan – Pakistan
    • Intervozes – Brazil
    • IPANDETEC – Panamá
    • IT for Change – India
    • Just Net Coalition – Global
    • Media Alliance – United States
    • Media Mobilizing Project – United States
    • OpenMedia – Global
    • R3D, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales – Mexico
    • Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) – Canada
    • SavetheInternet.in – India
    • Society for Knowledge Commons – India
    • SonTusDatos (Artículo 12, A.C.) – Mexico
    • Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC.in) – India
    • TEDIC – Paraguay
    • Unwanted Witness – Uganda
    • Usuarios Digitales – Ecuador
    • Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum – Zimbabwe
    • 18 Million Rising – United States
    • FSMI (Free Software Movement of India)
    • IAMAI (The Internet and Mobile Association of India)
    • FSMK (Free Software Movement Karnataka)
  6. Politicians & Political parties
  7. Entertainment
    • AIB (Indian comedy group, 1.5M Youtube subscribers) - Video 1, 2 & 3
    • Vishal Dadlani (Bollywood singer, producer, composer, performer) Tweet & Video
    • Raghu Ram (ex producer MTV India) Tweet
  8. Journalists
  9. Others:
  10. Discussions on HN: - Facebook is misleading Indians with its full-page ads about Free Basics - Indian Regulator Temporarily Suspends Facebook’s Free Basics - Facebook’s “Save Free Basics in India” Campaign Provokes Controversy - Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address conflicts of interest - "Free Basics" - Myths and Facts - Facebook initiates blitzkrieg ad campaign for Free Basics in India - India's telecom regulator cracks down on Facebook for its Free Basics campaign