In 2023, India noted 26 instances of internet shutdowns that lasted for 24 hours or less. This number was much higher in 2020 with 73 reported instances of 24 hour internet shutdowns across the country. Overall, 93 of the 381 internet shutdowns that occurred between 2012 and 2020 lasted less than 24 hours in the south-Asian country.
Number of internet shutdowns lasting 24 hours or less in India from 2012-2024
The source defines an internet shutdown as a government-imposed disablement of access to the internet as a whole within a particular locality or localities for any duration of time.
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