Internet Access
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55 internet restrictions recorded in Asia in 2023, India and Iran lead: Analysis
Jammu and Kashmir, which had 24 internet shutdowns in 2022, saw four short-term restrictions last year.
Scroll Staff
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54 of 127 internet shutdowns in India in last three years were to curb protests, says report
The internet was shut down 37 times to stop cheating in exams and 18 times to avert communal violence, said Human Rights Watch and Internet Freedom Foundation.
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India had world’s highest number of internet shutdowns for fourth straight year in 2021, says report
Out of the 182 internet shutdowns globally, India alone accounted for 106, digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now said.
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Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Reliance Jio’s cheap data has helped crores of Indians enter the internet age – but at what cost?
Five years after its launch, many of the firm’s competitors are struggling because of a cut-throat price war that depressed revenues and forced consolidation.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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Free and open internet is under attack across the world, says Google chief Sundar Pichai
Pichai said that many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model of the open internet is often taken for granted.
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Banking, airline services briefly affected in another global internet outage
The websites of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were also restored after the disruption.
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Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Google, Amazon, many other news and networking portals resume normal operations after global outage
The outage was caused due to a glitch that appeared earlier on content delivery network, or CDN provider, Fastly.
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India had world’s highest number of internet shutdowns in 2020: Report
Of the total 155 internet shutdowns globally, India alone accounted for 109. The next highest was Yemen, with six shutdowns, and Ethiopia with four.
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In Bihar, four in five women have never used the internet
Data from the National Family Health Survey reveals the extent of the digital divide in India.
Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Airtel Broadband plans revamped with cheaper unlimited plans; access to Prime and Hotstar OTTs
The slashed rates have been introduced after JioFiber slashed their broadband rates in August.
Scroll Staff
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In charts: India shut down the internet more than 100 times in 2019
Shutdowns have cost the Indian economy more than $3 billion in five years, by one estimate.
Nithya Subramanian
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‘Digital colonialism’: Why some countries want to take back control over their citizens’ data
Data localisation would force Big tech companies into becoming permanent entities on home soil and eventually paying home countries hefty taxes.
Jacqueline Hicks, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals