Internet cut is high in India!!
Even if there is a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.. No matter where there is unrest in the country.. No matter where vandalism takes place.. Finally, even if there are clashes between political parties.. The first thing that gets cut these days is the internet.. In that way, this is a wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital emergency. The circumstances but the consequences.. it is inevitable to do it this way. Not only here.. This is the situation everywhere in the world. If not.. india is a big country in terms of population area so it happens often. In some cases it is mandatory, but many times it is also urgent.
60 times a year.
665.. Internet outages worldwide in last ten years. That is more than 66 per year. But it is noteworthy that india is the top in this too. This is the internet age. It is also the age of social media. At such a time internet cut is inconvenience for everyone. It is also leading to controversy. india has been at the top place in the world in internet shutdowns for four years. Even as the nationwide fire against Agnipath flared up, tension arose over the killing in rajasthan due to his comments on the prophet
Despite the protests across the country against the Sagu Citizenship Amendment Act, the first step taken by the government was to shut down the internet.
It is a time when you cannot take a step forward without internet. Any movement is making strategies to use social media platforms. Governments are immediately shutting down internet services to eliminate that technological waste. This trend, which was once limited to kashmir due to law and order, is now controversially spreading across the country. After Corona, there is a situation where work from home online classes cannot go by without internet in the background of increased wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital payments. In this background many problems are being faced as the net services are stopped. The livelihood of many people is also affected.
59 times in 6 months in India
According to the software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), which studies internet shutdowns in india, internet services have been shut down 665 times since 2012. By June, the net connection was cut 59 times in the country! The internet shutdown imposed during the abrogation of article 370 in kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir was the highest in the country
A long one. The people of kashmir have been without net facility for 552 days. rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West bengal are followed by kashmir in the list of states that frequently shut down the internet. Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), a lawyer's group, has argued that the indiscriminate shutdown of internet services violates the fundamental rights of citizens under the Constitution.
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This company has been taken to court several times. Its argument is that governments think that the internet will allow hate speech to spread and spread fake news, but they cannot imagine that they would have access to the truth if it did. Governments claim that the use of social media has increased and false information is spreading through them. They say they are cutting the net because it fuels tensions. Central and state governments have the power to suspend internet services as per the telecom rules for public safety. Till 2017, district Judges had the power to suspend net services under section 144 of the CrPC in case of dangerous situations. If it is necessary to stop internet services, experts suggest that social platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, which spread rumors through the medium, should be stopped and the rest should continue.
Money is also a loss..
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Internet shutdowns have a severe impact on the country's economy. In 2019, the loss of over 130 crore dollars due to the suspension of internet services in the country for 4 thousand hours is estimated by the World Bank. Anuradha Bhasin from kashmir said that she could not print the magazine because of the internet and others were losing their livelihood.
The journalist went to the supreme Court. During the hearing of her petition, the court said that the indefinite suspension of internet services is not acceptable.
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