Social media and internet lovers rejoice!
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to back net neutrality in India and has barred differential pricing of data products, such as Facebook’s Free Basics and Airtel Zero.
“No service provider shall offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on basis of content,” said TRAI in a press conference. This basically means that there will no longer be any subsidised data packages offering selective services, and most services will be equal.
TRAI has given service providers six months to comply with this.
Meanwhile, social media is all about the celebrations. Here are some of the reactions that made #netneutrality the top trend on Monday:
[Replug] #NetNeutrality explained in 10 powerful cartoons by Aseem Trivedi: https://t.co/9WNO0QLP0M pic.twitter.com/Gu1aGYMzkx
— Youth Ki Awaaz (@YouthKiAwaaz) February 8, 2016
Of the many strong voices for #NetNeutrality @nixxin deserves a mention to keep the movement going to detailed papers and petitions
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) February 8, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction after hearing about TRAI’s decision.http://giphy.com/gifs/reaction-angry-frustrated-12i3TW7x8vp7sQ
Posted by All India Bakchod on Monday, February 8, 2016
I knew FB is going to lose the day Mark ji tried to come between our PM and the camera. #SavedTheInternet #NetNeutrality
— Rajneesh (@MrMrRajneesh) February 8, 2016
What if Zukerberg withdraws free service from WhatsApp as a revenge! #NetNeutrality
— Saha Noor (@sahanooor) February 8, 2016
free basics supporters right now #Netneutrality pic.twitter.com/ULQbj6NCNM
— শেখর (@MangoBwoy) February 8, 2016
Amid the government’s deafening silence, glad #TRAI has endorsed the global #NetNeutrality yardstick of a democratic & open internet
— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) February 8, 2016
Now we don’t have to pay more to watch internet porn.
— Avinash Deshmukh (@deshmukhavinash) February 8, 2016
Kudos to TRAI! #NetNeutrality prevails.All our coverage around #NetNeutrality here: http://yourstory.com/tag/net-neutrality/
Posted by YourStory on Monday, February 8, 2016
How will the villagers invent the windmill now? #NetNeutrality https://t.co/InYYakQaDn
— Shakthi (@v_shakthi) February 8, 2016
#NetNeutrality The BASIC thing is we are FREE to surf what we want
— AyeshaBanerjee65 (@AyeshaBanerjee6) February 8, 2016
#NetNeutrality is here. Social media winning over all those full page misleading ads.
— ➆ (@scriblng) February 8, 2016
This #NetNeutrality win proves one thing. Common sense is not lost on all regulatory bodies.
— Sanika Tillway (@tillwaytweets) February 8, 2016
Well TRAI’ed Mark Zuckerberg. Hard Luck #NetNeutrality
— Joy (@Joydas) February 8, 2016
Pic1: #Zuckerberg before verdict
Pic2: #Zuckerberg after verdict #NetNeutrality @AllIndiaBakchod #trai pic.twitter.com/Ec9J2wUhZz— arnab ghostswami (@arnabghostswami) February 8, 2016
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‘Well TRAI-d Mark Zuckerberg’: Social media celebrates as Telecom authority backs #netneutrality
