Strange that you find the CEO utmost sincere but the company utmost suspicious.<p>If I were you, I&#x27;d question the intentions too. The arguments have been laid out against &quot;Free Basics&quot; but Facebook has refused to engage the community. It continues to push its agenda forward by running dubious ad-campaigns and surveys.<p>This is the second time Facebook has tried something similar, after having lost the first round of battle that led to many Indians uninstalling apps and boycotting websites that supported&#x2F;participated in its &quot;internet.org&quot; initiative.<p>Zuckerberg has managed to PR himself as sincere, honest, noble, altruist and what not... but that PR hasn&#x27;t worked in India. He, personally, holds no sway unlike, may be, in SV.<p>&quot;Free Basics&quot; let&#x27;s not kid ourselves is a move by Facebook to take control of the Internet. It already controls 4 of the most popular apps on mobile in the English speaking world (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger); with &quot;Free Basics&quot; they&#x27;re taking steps to ensure that dominance stays intact.<p>You even see Google trying to do that in a more subtle way... googleweblight, subsidized Nexus line of products, &quot;free and open source&quot; Android with tightly controlled ecosystem, Chrome with properiteary plug-ins, Fiber, Fi, and OnHub to quote a few.