Number of website blocking orders by government India 2013 to 2023

Published by
Tanushree Basuroy,
May 24, 2024

In the decade spanning 2013 to 2023, the number of website-blocking orders issued by the government of India had grown a hundredfold. As of October 2023, the government had issued 6,954 orders to block websites including social media and other online content.

Number of government issued orders to block websites in India from 2013 to 2023

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January 2024

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India

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2013 to 2023

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*As of October 2023

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