The Global Internet Kill Switch

The global number of internet shutdowns has been rising again for the second year in a row.

As Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, a newly released report by Access Now puts the number of internet shutdowns in 2022 at 187. Just under half - 84 - happened in India.

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In the year of 2020, the number of internet shutdowns dipped.

Many government use internet shutdowns in connection with curbing protests and dissent and the pandemic likely c...

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