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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· Jun 15, 2023 · 09:03 pm

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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· Apr 28, 2022 · 06:13 pm

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

· Sep 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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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· Jul 13, 2021 · 01:53 pm

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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· Jun 17, 2021 · 04:05 pm

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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· Jun 08, 2021 · 04:19 pm

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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· Mar 04, 2021 · 10:46 am

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

· Dec 18, 2020 · 01:30 pm

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.

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· Sep 07, 2020 · 01:41 pm

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

· Dec 27, 2019 · 06:30 am

‘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

· Oct 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Sri Lanka attacks: Research shows that cutting off social media doesn’t curb violence but fuels it

Internet blackouts deprive people of impartial information and crucial connections with loved ones, without delivering improved safety or stability.

Jan Rydzak, The Conversation

· May 02, 2019 · 09:30 pm