35 Countries Shut Internet In 2022, India Topped Chart: Report
By Sana Fazili India logged at least 84 internet shutdowns in 2022, highest in the world, according to a report published on Tuesday by Access Now in coalition with KeepItOn. The report titled 'Weapons of Control, Shields of Impunity: Internet Shutdowns in 2022', noted that there has been a gradual uptick in the number of countries imposing internet gags from 2016 to 2022. For example, in 2016, 25 countries imposed internet gags. The following year, the number had come down to 19. Twenty-six countries imposed internet shutdowns in 2018, followed by 33 and 29 shutdowns in 2019 and 2020, respect...