12 Facts About Internet Shutdowns In India That May Just Surprise You

Rohit Bhattacharya

The internet shutdown in parts of Delhi yesterday has once again highlighted the wide-ranging manner in which this technique is used to throttle dissent and clamp down on critics. India is one of the worst offenders when it comes to internet freedom, and these facts prove it. 

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Clearly, the state of internet freedom in India is deplorable.

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