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Software Freedom Law Center Feb 2, 2021

"Disputes about #InternetShutdowns raise basic questions about the future of human #life itself." #internet #tech #InternetShutdowns #censorship #democracy #KeepitOn

READ Mishi Choudhary & Eben Moglen's piece on how #netshutdowns undermine #Democracy

https://scroll.in/article/985688/internet-shutdowns-dont-just-hinder-some-apps-they-undermine-the-very-idea-of-democracy

Internet shutdowns don’t just hinder some apps – they undermine the very idea of democracy

The disputes about internet shutdowns raise basic questions about the future of human life itself.

Software Freedom Law Center Feb 1, 2021

"The use of #InternetShutdowns by ... #government authorities has become standard operating procedure when dealing with #protests ... when in doubt #disconnect the people." @TOIIndiaNews piece by @tame_wildcard #KeepItOn #netshutdowns #digitalrights

READ:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/80568188.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst_prime

Why ordering internet shutdown is outrageous - Times of India

India News: In this era of digital democracy, the government owes us a clear, explicit commitment that Indians will not be disconnected

Software Freedom Law Center Jan 6, 2021

Curious how #internetshutdowns impact a country's #economy? READ @CNBCTV18Live breakdown, link below. #keepiton #netshutdowns #freedom #letthenetwork

https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/explained--how-and-why-internet-shutdowns-impact-economy-7913001.htm

Explained | How and why internet shutdowns impact economy?

India throttled its bandwidth more than 75 times in 2020, and some blackouts were so hyper-local and hyper-targeted that they could not be included in the Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns report. Get latest India online at cnbctv18.com

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#privacy_simplified @internetfreedom #netshutdowns

Software Freedom Law Center Dec 9, 2019

India's Information Technology Act is designed to make it hard for states to shutdown the internet. But #NetShutdowns happen anyway. How?

Mishi Choudhary explains: “What the states started doing is use the Police Power, a very different statute..."

READ: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/analysis/great-disconnect/

The great disconnect

Governments are shutting down the Internet, using digital sieges to quell unrest, and threatening the Balkanization of the web

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Software Freedom Law Center Sep 23, 2019

The court declared that the ‘Right to Internet Access’ is a fundamental right. This is a major victory for India and brings it a step closer to the end of #NetShutdowns.

SFLCin leads the crusade against #NetShutdowns in India. Check out their research here: https://www.internetshutdowns.in/

Internet Shutdowns in India

An interactive information portal about Internet shutdowns in India.

Software Freedom Law Center Aug 28, 2019

“Shutting down the internet has become the first go-to the moment the police think there will be any kind of disturbance,” says our Legal Director Mishi Choudhary
about the #NetShutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir.

Some say Internet access is a human right. What happens when a government decides to shut it down?

SALT LAKE CITY — In the Kashmir region of India, which for decades has been the site of tension and bloodshed between Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan, citizens are experiencing a...

Software Freedom Law Center Aug 9, 2019

In #Kashmir, the government has shut down the net in order to stop the flow of information among Kashmiris.

Our sister organization, SFLCin, tracks #NetShutdowns throughout India. In Kashmir in 2019, there have already been 54 #NetShutdowns.

Tensions Continue High Over Kashmir, With 500 Arrests And A Communications Blackout

Indian-administered Kashmir is now in its fourth day of a communications blackout, following the government's decision to revoke its special status. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties.

Software Freedom Law Center Jul 9, 2019

On #NetShutdowns in India, our Legal Director Mishi Choudhary says:

"The more digital we become, the easier it will be for the government to bring people's lives to a standstill at the touch of a button."

Full article (translated from German to English):
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzz.ch%2Finternational%2Fbehoerden-in-indien-fuehrer-der-internet-sperrungen-ld.1494246