I see it as being more complicated than that.<p>Quoting wikipedia on &quot;Free market&quot; [1], &quot;A free market is a market economy system ... in which the laws and forces of supply and demand are free from any intervention by <i>a government</i>, <i>price-setting monopoly</i>, or other authority.&quot;<p>One can argue that programs like Facebook&#x27;s &quot;Free Basics&quot; that just got banned [2] are a &quot;price-setting monopoly&quot;. And now that the ban is in place, you have more &quot;intervention by a government&quot;. That looks to me like India didn&#x27;t really have &quot;free market&quot; for internet services before this ruling either.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Free_market" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Free_market</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;08&#x2F;india-bans-zero-rating-internet-schemes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;08&#x2F;india-bans-zero-rating-in...</a>