Exclusive: Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance - sources

Egypt blocked Facebook Inc's <FB.O> Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the U.S. company refused to give the Egyptian government the ability to spy on users, two people familiar with the matter said.

Mar 31, 2016 ... Free Basics, launched in Egypt in October, is aimed at low-income customers, allowing anyone with a cheap computer or smartphone to create a ...

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