The source defines an internet shutdown as a government-imposed disablement of access to the Internet as a whole within a particular locality or localities for any duration of time.
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Number of internet shutdowns lasting over three days India 2015-2024
As of February 2024, India experienced **** instances of internet shutdowns that lasted over days. In fact, the south Asian country created history by imposing the longest running internet shutdown at over *** days. The complete internet blackout in Jammu and Kashmir in India was imposed on August 4, 2019 and was only partially lifted in certain parts of the region on December 27, 2019.
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SFLC.in. (February 26, 2024). Number of internet shutdowns lasting over 72 hours across India from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1097440/india-number-of-internet-shutdowns-over-three-days/
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Number of internet shutdowns lasting over 72 hours across India from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], SFLC.in, February 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1097440/india-number-of-internet-shutdowns-over-three-days/
