Indian government shut off Internet over a 100 times in 2019 — and China is lovin' it

The Indian government has been shutting down internet services in select parts of the country amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).The internet shutdowns have led an outcry from human activists that such measures aren’t coming down through the ‘right channels’.The accelerated pace and expanse of the internet shutdowns also has China citing India as ‘setting an example’.Businesses aren’t immune to the effects either as many online retailers rescheduled orders or reported a dip in sales.Amid the protests, violence and discord over India’s newly formed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), authorities have been shutting down access to the internet in selected areas to control the situation. When the internet isn’t being shut down, it’s at least being slowed down — known as throttling.

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