Internet Shutdowns in Kashmir Valley

Abstract

An internet shutdown is always a government-imposed restriction where internet service providers are ordered by a government agency to cut off internet services. An internet shutdown always imposes a blanket ban on internet access, where access to the internet as a whole is paralysed. It is not a selective ban, where access to particular content/services is disabled while leaving access to other content/services unaffected. The article reports on the Internet Shutdowns in the Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir. The history of Internet shutdowns has been covered in this article.

Keywords: Internet Shutdown, Jammu and Kashmir