2/5 "Each day, thousands of Kashmiris travel for 10 to 12 hours - only for a few minutes of internet access," a Srinagar resident tells me, "The blackout is to snub the voice of the valley." "The indefinite gag has forced many businesses to scale down or shut shop,” says another
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3/5 India, the internet shutdown capital of the world, has imposed the blockade 373 times since 2012 & a record-breaking 106 times in 2019 alone. The govt routinely blocks online access, citing public safety & national security reasons, but the real motive is to thwart dissent.
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4/5 India, although the most alarming, isn't alone. The Kashmir shutdown is part of a trend of protest suppression that is rapidly gaining momentum across the world. 122 major internet shutdowns were reported in 21 countries last year, costing the global economy $8.05 billion.
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5/5 The most terrifying part is that India secretly passed a law in 2017 to legitimize these blackouts, and many other countries are following its lead. Such shutdown-enabling legal frameworks are now present in at least 27 countries.
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