Internet Shutdowns Surge From India to Russia After Covid Dip
- India, Myanmar top ranking for most cuts to access in 2021
- Russia shutdowns cost nearly $3 billion in 2022, report says
Prior to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia ramped up censorship tactics from throttling to full platform blocks.
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India disrupted or blocked internet access at least 106 times last year, making it the world’s biggest offender for the fourth straight year, according to a report from digital rights advocacy group Access Now.
Authorities worldwide imposed internet shutdowns some 182 times in total, data compiled for the report show, signaling a “dramatic resurgence” in digital blackouts after relative respite in 2020.