ndian campaign groups have attacked Facebook’s Internet.org app, which lets users browse a selection of sites for free, saying it misleads new smartphone users on the extent of the open Web.
Jana claims it sidesteps these infringements on Net neutrality because once mCent’s users have tried a sponsored app, they can access any website, watch any video or install any app they like. “We give them at least double the data used [for the free download],” says Eagle.
Jana’s rapid growth should give Google, Facebook and carriers confidence in their zero-rating systems, controversies aside.