Regional shutdown
Internet Mobile suspended in South Kashmir and speed reduced to 2G in Srinagar
Srinagar, South Kashmir, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
Following a deadly attack on security forces in the Pulwama district of Kashmir, mobile internet services have been suspended in southern Kashmir, and connection speeds have been reduced to 2G in the city of Srinagar. This measure, taken by the authorities for security and law and order reasons, aims to prevent any misuse of social networks likely to provoke unrest.
- Total Duration 5 hours
India
- Population
- 1,438,069,596
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Following a deadly attack on security forces in the Pulwama district of Kashmir, mobile internet services have been suspended in southern Kashmir, and connection speeds have been reduced to 2G in the city of Srinagar. This measure, taken by the authorities for security and law and order reasons, aims to prevent any misuse of social networks likely to provoke unrest.
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#KashmirTerrorAttack | Mobile internet services snapped in the whole of South Kashmir and speed slowed to 2G in Srinagar district, reports news agency ANI. Follow updates here: https://t.co/TEA8n0No69 #Pulwama #Awantipora pic.twitter.com/62hHn2Hcy8 — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) February 14, 2019
#NewsAlert -- Mobile Internet services have been snapped across South Kashmir and speed slowed to 2G in Srinagar district. | #PulwamaTerrorAttack pic.twitter.com/a7SoK5cqpH — News18 (@CNNnews18) February 14, 2019
#JustIn | Mobile internet services suspended in south Kashmir, speed slowed to 2G in Srinagar district: news agency ANI Updates here: https://t.co/ocZ8lNL8zW Special coverage on https://t.co/hMlRpgrUU6 and NDTV 24x7 #PulwamaAttack #Pulwama #CRPF pic.twitter.com/Vkfj6tMNMD — NDTV (@ndtv) February 14, 2019
Other supporting information
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Social media
#FLASH >> Mobile internet services have been snapped in the whole of South Kashmir and speed slowed to 2G in Srinagar district. #PulwamaAttack pic.twitter.com/JURUe2Fz6p — Rayees Yousuf (@Rayees_official) February 14, 2019
True. Today India killed 5 youth & injured 10. Internet was suspended during the encounter. Social media bows even deeper. They ban Kashmiris en masse & also international accounts that talk about #Kashmir. All platforms (#Twitter #Facebook #Instagram) target #Kashmir content. https://t.co/R6AtLnHVlr — Bea (@HerNameIs_Bea) February 11, 2019
#PULWAMAATTACK: Jammu varsity postpones exams; mobile internet shut in south Kashmir https://t.co/GSROtNWzfk
— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) February 14, 2019
Media coverage
#PULWAMAATTACK: Jammu varsity postpones exams; mobile internet shut in south Kashmir https://t.co/GSROtNWzfk
— The Tribune (@thetribunechd) February 14, 2019