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@SFLCin had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India in April 2022 challenging various Indian State governments imposing arbitrary internet shutdowns during examinations.
#InternetShutdowns #KeepItOn #SupremeCourt #DigitalDarkness

The petition filed under #Article32 of the Indian Constitution challenges the states of #ArunachalPradesh, #Rajasthan, #Gujarat and #WestBengal.
We have impleaded the State of #Assam as a party through an Intervention Application filed recently.
#InternetShutdowns #LetTheNetWork

According to @Top10VPN‘s ‘The Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2021’ report, India faced a loss of $582.8 Million to its economy due to internet shutdowns imposed by the government. top10vpn.com/research/cost-…

#InternetShutdowns #Economy #India

Certain states in India have been imposing blanket bans on internet services to prevent cheating in examinations. However, these shutdowns are arbitrary and violate The Telecom Suspension Rules, 2017. All of these shutdowns have been documented at internetshutdowns.in

The petition is yet to come up. We will be sharing more details regarding the petition once it is listed. We are committed to defending your digital freedoms and to #LetTheNetWork #StayTuned

@SFLCIn has been running India's only Internet shutdown tracker at internetshutdowns.in to document all the instances of internet suspensions in the country.
To help us continue resisting internet shutdowns in India, support us by making a donation at sflc.in/donate