Over 400 Internet Lockdowns In Last 4 Years In India
The country has witnessed more than 400 internet shutdowns in the last four years. In fact, the world’s longest internet shutdown reported in India.
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Over 400 Internet Lockdowns In Last 4 Years In India
The country has witnessed more than 400 internet shutdowns in the last four years. In fact, the world’s longest internet shutdown was also reported in India. The internet was shut down in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was abrogated in the parliament between August 4, 2019, and March 4, 2020, - for 223 days. India shuts its internet down more frequently than any other democracy in the world, said a report by Forbes. Within India, Jammu and Kashmir faced the maximum internet outage. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, and Maharashtra follows Jammu and Kashmir. The shutdown lasts for days in many cases. 21 shutdowns in 2017, five in 2018, and six shutdowns in 2019 lasted for more than three days. Countries, such as India, which have laws that facilitate and legalise shutdowns tend to order more shutdowns, said a report by AccessNow. The internet shutdowns in India have not only been imposed due to undesirable events. Out of the 79 shutdowns in 2017, 61 were preventive whi…
