Pretty heavily editorialized headline, not at all in the economists style. Original title:
Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in India
Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in India
The subtitle ("Critics argue") would have been ok, but is less informative, and there's nothing wrong with the article's main headline, so we've put that in above.
Seems fair game to me.
People who submit stories don't own the stories on HN; stories are community property. Being the first to submit a URL does not give someone special privileges to reframe the story for everyone else.
In this case, the reframing that was done was overtly dishonest, implying as it does that The Economist endorses this point of view, which it clearly does not.
Your statement that the OP was "overtly dishonest" is ridiculous, come on.