As of February 2024, India recorded seven instances of internet shutdowns that lasted between 24 hours to 72 hours. In the previous year, there were 31 instances of internet blackouts lasting up to three days across the country. Overall, 74 of the 381 internet shutdowns occurred between 2013 and 2019, lasted up to 72 hours in the south-Asian country.
Number of internet shutdowns lasting over 24 to 72 hours across India from 2013 to 2024
The source defines an internet shutdown as a government-imposed disablement of access to the Internet as a whole within a particular locality or localities for any duration of time.
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