India witnesses 95 internet shutdowns in seven months, says SFLC data

J&K has already witnessed 36 internet shutdowns, while Rajasthan has had 26

On Sunday, the Rajasthan government suspended internet services on account of exams, claiming “organised cheating” that happens over the internet. This was the third shutdown ordered by the state in the last three weeks. Even as the central government recently sought responses from the industry on banning specific sites such as Facebook and WhatsApp to limit the flow of misinformation and maintain order, data shows that states have been trigger happy when it comes to ordering shutdowns.

This year alone, India has seen 95 internet shutdowns as against 79 such cases in the whole year of 2017, according to data compiled