Regional shutdown
Anantnag
Internet services were suspended in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian government on 31 May 2020. It affected both mobile and fixed-line Internet. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
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India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Internet services were suspended in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian government on 31 May 2020. It affected both mobile and fixed-line Internet. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact the ability of citizens to get accurate information from government sources when they need it most. It also becomes harder for citizens to contact family members and friends in other parts of the country, or in other countries.
Other supporting information
It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.
Social media
As long as the ban on high-speed internet remains in place, it continues to prevent media workers from carrying out their professional duty to inform the public at a critical time.#Restore4GinJK #Restore4GinJammuKashmir #Restore4Ghttps://t.co/1NQGKDV3yO — AKSHAT (@imakshatmahajan) May 3, 2020
As long as the ban on high-speed internet remains in place, it continues to prevent media workers from carrying out their professional duty to inform the public at a critical time.#Restore4GinJK #Restore4GinJammuKashmir #Restore4Ghttps://t.co/1NQGKDV3yO
— AKSHAT (@imakshatmahajan) May 3, 2020
Media coverage
As long as the ban on high-speed internet remains in place, it continues to prevent media workers from carrying out their professional duty to inform the public at a critical time.#Restore4GinJK #Restore4GinJammuKashmir #Restore4Ghttps://t.co/1NQGKDV3yO
— AKSHAT (@imakshatmahajan) May 3, 2020