India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row, watchdog says

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Authorities last year shut down the internet at least 187 times in a record 35 countries – the highest number ever in a single year. India leads the global list with 84 shutdowns, 49 of them recorded in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Published 3 months ago · New Delhi, India

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Times of India

India top offender in internet shutdown for fifth year in a row: Report

Even setting aside the figures from India, 2022 emerged as the year with the highest total number of shutdowns globally.

3 months ago·Mumbai, India

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Reuters

India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row, watchdog says

India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022, internet advocacy watchdog Access Now said on Tuesday, as the country topped the list for the fifth successive year.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row: report

“Authorities disrupted internet access at least 49 times in Kashmir due to political instability and violence,” a new report says

3 months ago·India

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Hindustan Times

India topped global list of internet shutdowns for 5th year in row in 2022

There were at least 84 internet disruptions in India last year, international digital rights organisation Access Now said in a report

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

India, world's largest democracy, leads global list of internet shutdowns

India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report has revealed, in what critics say is yet another blow to the country's commitment to freedom of speech and access to information.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

India leads world in cutting internet access for 5th year in a row -watchdog

(Reuters) - India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022, internet advocacy watchdog Access Now said on Tuesday, as the country topped the list for the fifth successive year. Read full story

3 months ago·Malaysia

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