Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet
Alwar and Bharatpur, Rajasthan
On 1 August, local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile Internet services in areas of Bharatpur and Alwar districts in Rajasthan for 24 hours. This was later extended until the morning of 3 August. Both Alwar and Bharatpur share a border with Nuh district in Haryana where communal violence erupted on 31 July and also resulted in Internet shutdowns.
- Total Duration 2 days
India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
On 1 August, local authorities ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile Internet services in areas of Bharatpur and Alwar districts in Rajasthan for 24 hours. This was later extended until the morning of 3 August. Both Alwar and Bharatpur share a border with Nuh district in Haryana where communal violence erupted on 31 July and also resulted in Internet shutdowns.
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
Internet services suspended in 4 areas of #Bharatpur #Rajasthan #MewatVoilence #NuhVoilence pic.twitter.com/cNFz2K4zGs — Ekuu🇮🇳 (@Perc3pti0ns_) August 1, 2023
Bharatpur collector inspects areas imposed with Sec 144 after internet restorationhttps://t.co/6rkIwypCLw pic.twitter.com/fi7RGcAkjv — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) August 4, 2023