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This is not true. Were you in India when FB launched Free Basics? Lot of journalists covered it. AIB channel's video, for instance, actually made it simple for non-tech people to understand. Major TV channels covered it critically.

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Sorry, I meant to say US/Tech media. Most of them re-wrote what Facebook told them.

Yup, for example I specifically remember the New York Times rolling out a persistent campaign of pro-Facebook articles, several on the front page.

Well Local Media channels are viewed/heard much more than NYT or BBC. Thankfully ;)

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