India Tops Global List Of Internet Shutdowns For Fifth Year Running

For the fifth year in a row, India has topped the global list of internet shutdowns in 2022 out of all democracies, according to a report released by바카라 웹사이트international digital rights organisation Access Now in collaboration with the #KeepItOn coalition.

The report revealed that India implemented at least 84 shutdowns in 2022, which is the most by any country in the year. "Authorities [last year] disrupted internet access at least 49 times in Jammu & Kashmir, including 16 back-to-back orders for three-day-long curfew-style shutdowns in January and February,” the report said while noting that India accounted for바카라 웹사이트58% of all reported shutdowns globally since 2016.

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"That라이브 바카라 84 attacks on fundamental rights across the world라이브 바카라 biggest democracy. For a country chairing the G20, and on the eve of its pivotal 2024 general elections, these disruptions are jeopardising the future of India라이브 바카라 tech economy and digital livelihood ambitions — truly a global shame,” said바카라 웹사이트Raman Jit Singh Chima, Senior International Counsel and Asia Pacific Policy Director at Access Now, according to the report.

While noting the triggers for these shutdowns, the report mentioned바카라 웹사이트high-profile events such as protests, conflict, school exams, and elections. "Elections also continue to be a trigger for authorities to shut down the internet or block platforms, with바카라 웹사이트five바카라 웹사이트shutdowns in 2022 tied to elections in Brazil, India, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uganda. Authorities바카라 웹사이트try to control information or quell dissent throughout바카라 웹사이트election cycles...," the report said.바카라 웹사이트

We documented 187 across 35 countries — the highest number of countries ever recorded by the coalition in a single year.
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The reasons given for such shutdowns are usually concerns regarding바카라 웹사이트the spread of misinformation and incitement to violence, the report added. "However, the spread of misinformation and hate speech is not an excuse for internet shutdowns, which are often used inpoliticized and arbitrary ways that are “incompatible바카라 웹사이트with international human rights law,” especially as their impact on human rights extends beyond the areas or periods of their implementation," the report said.

Authorities continue to trigger in response to protests, active conflict, school exams, elections, political instability, and other high-profile national events.
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Other countries

After India,바카라 웹사이트Ukraine suffered through바카라 웹사이트22바카라 웹사이트shutdowns imposed by the Russian military during its full-scale바카라 웹사이트invasion and occupation.바카라 웹사이트Iran followed with바카라 웹사이트18바카라 웹사이트shutdowns, breaking its own annual shutdown record with layers of shutdowns during massive protests around the country, the report said.

It added said that prolonged shutdowns that are usually carried on from previous years바카라 웹사이트continued with full force.바카라 웹사이트In 2022, a record바카라 웹사이트16바카라 웹사이트shutdowns carried over from 2021, including a protracted shutdown in Tigray, Ethiopia, a blanket shutdown in regions across Myanmar, and바카라 웹사이트nine바카라 웹사이트continuous platform blocks. Even as 2022 rolls into 2023, another set of바카라 웹사이트16바카라 웹사이트shutdowns are still in place in many of the same countries, with바카라 웹사이트12바카라 웹사이트of these having lasted at least one year.바카라 웹사이트