It seems kind of a mixed deal for that stuff. Apparently you can submit your app to use free basics and stuff like you mention should qualify. On the other hand it&#x27;s easier to put a service on the regular web than to have to apply to Facebook. Actually hacking free basics might be good for things like checking the water levels - you could get a cheap phone pointed at the tank with an app to look at the water, use Facebook&#x27;s data and enjoy the knowledge that that phone isn&#x27;t going to be pokeing or candy-crushing.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.facebook.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;internet-org&#x2F;participation-guidelines" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.facebook.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;internet-org&#x2F;participat...</a>