Regional shutdown
Maldah
Murshidaabad
Internet services will be suspended in some blocks of seven districts to prevent question leak during exams, sources in the government said.
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 hours
India
- Population
- 1,450,935,791
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Partly Free
Local impact
Internet services will be suspended in some blocks of seven districts to prevent question leak during exams, sources in the government said.
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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It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.