Topic: Internet shutdown

Low-speed mobile Internet services were restored in five districts of Jammu on Friday night after remaining suspended for nearly a fortnight

Internet connection will not be restored in the Valley as of now, keeping in mind ‘information warfare launched by Pakistan’ to create unrest.

Countries such as India are making a habit of Internet shutdowns for security reasons, but there is no evidence to prove that such bans work. In fact, they likely lead to spread of fake news, cause public panic and handicap emergency services.

India has become the world’s most prolific executor of deliberate internet blackouts over the last several years, but that has not curbed violence.

Speaking at Democracy Wall, Sekhani, a researcher, says the shutdown hours cost India a staggering $3.1 billion.