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Internet Shutdown in India 2024
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- India recorded 84 internet shutdowns in 2024.
- This is the highest among the democratic nations, surpassed only by Myanmar, which saw 85 such blackouts imposed by the military regime in the country.
- The report was released by digital rights organisation Access Now.
- This is the first time in six years that India has not been named as the country which saw the greatest number of internet shutdowns in the world.
- Out of the 84 shutdowns, 41 were related to the protests while 23 of them were triggered by communal violence.
- Manipur had imposed the greatest number of shutdowns (21) within the country, followed by Haryana (12), and Jammu & Kashmir (12).
- Last year saw over 296 government-imposed internet shutdowns in 54 countries.
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