Regional shutdown
Beed, Maharashtra
Reports indicate that officials have ordered for Internet services to be suspended for 48 hours in parts of Maharashtra’s Beed district as part of an imposed curfew after public protests. 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.
- Total Duration 2 days
India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Reports indicate that officials have ordered for Internet services to be suspended for 48 hours in parts of Maharashtra’s Beed district as part of an imposed curfew after public protests. 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
Violent Turn in Maratha Reservation Protests: Curfew Imposed in Beed, Internet Shutdown Till Nov 1 https://t.co/JNUkT4onAX #Beed #Breakingnews #Curfew #InternetShutdown #LatestNews #MarathaReservation #MarathaReservationProtest — Cityplus News (@Cityplus_News) October 31, 2023