In the Freedom Journal series, we look at how freedoms in the political, economic, digital and media landscape have evolved in the last decade. For five straight years, India has topped the global list of countries on imposing internet bans, with about 60% of all blackouts recorded in the world between 2016 and 2022 having been …
New Delhi: Nudged by the Supreme Court, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday agreed to make public its orders reviewing the suspension of internet in Jammu and Kashmir even as the Court clarified that the reasons and deliberations that went into passing those orders need not be published. The Supreme Court of India. (ANI) …
The Internet Society Pulse’s NetLoss Calculator estimates that the Indian economy suffered a loss of around $2.8 billion as a result. The calculator estimates the impact of internet shutdowns on “a range of economic, social, and other outcomes.” The platform also put the risk of such shutdowns in India at 16.2 percent, one of the highest globally in …
Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early on December 23 as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services in the twin border …