India is now the global leader in internet shutdowns.

India has got the dubious credit of being the global leader in internet shutdowns. 67% of world’s internet shutdowns were made in India. In this year alone, internet shutdowns have been made for 95 times in India. Government shutdown internet service whenever protests take place against governments policies or actions. Presently, internet shutting down has been ordered in places where protests are taking place against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).