Regional shutdown
Mobile Internet Services
Pulwama
Local authorities again ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on 30 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 other countries.
- Total Duration 17 hours
India
- Population
- 1,438,069,596
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Local authorities again ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile data services in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on 30 January as part of wider actions to quell civil unrest in the region. These orders follow similar orders in the district over the past month. Internet shutdowns during protests or civil unrest impact citizens' ability 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 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. Learn more