In 2023, India's score on internet freedom improved slightly from 51 in 2021 to 50 in 2022, indicating a "partly free" internet. Scores showed a declining trend since 2017. Evidence showed that apart from programs to expand internet infrastructure, the Modi-led BJP government continued to impose internet shutdowns, ordered the blocking of websites and content removal from social media, as well as harassed journalists and marginalized communities. This reflected online, and was despite the constitution guaranteeing freedoms of expression and religion.
Degree of freedom on the internet across India from 2016 to 2023
(score out of 100)
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Freedom House. (August 15, 2023). Degree of freedom on the internet across India from 2016 to 2023 (score out of 100) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219068/freedom-on-the-internet-india/
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Freedom House. (2023). Degree of freedom on the internet across India from 2016 to 2023 (score out of 100). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219068/freedom-on-the-internet-india/
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