Home | News | Opinion Internet Ban Hurts Marginalised Opinion: Internet ban hurts marginalised If the government wants to be seen as a credible global leader in digital efforts, it should immediately stop imposing such shutdowns By Telangana Today Published Date - 9 October 2024, 11:59 PM By Geetartha Pathak India imposes more internet shutdowns than many countries of the world, and this is extremely detrimental to civil liberties as well as the economy of the country. However, most shutdowns are not reviewed by courts because in several cases the aggrieved parties are unable to reach courts in time, and consequently the internet shutdown orders expire. Jammu & Kashmir witnessed the longest internet shutdown of over 550 days since the evening of 4 August 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated.
The State was bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. A preventive shutdown was imposed in the State which is yet to be lifted entirely. In Manipur, a statewide shutdown was enforced after violence broke out following communal clashes.
The internet shutdown in Manipur is the second longest in the country as seen so far and it is also the longest lockdown in 2023. Manipur has been under internet shutdown for more than 250 days. While broadband services were generally allowed, more than 96% of the population did not have access to the internet as less than 4% of the population in the country has access to broadband services.
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