If You Live In Kashmir, You Can Now Read This Post — And Tell Us What Living Through The Internet Shutdown Was Like
More than 7 million Kashmiris were thrust into a digital black hole on Aug. 5, 2019, after India’s government revoked an article of the country’s constitution that guaranteed the region a degree of autonomy and shut down the internet.
The government justified its actions by saying that the shutdown was to prevent militancy and stop the spread of misinformation, but locals in the region told BuzzFeed News that the reason for the cutting off access was to prevent dissent and open rebellion.
More than 7 million Kashmiris were thrust into a digital black hole on Aug. 5, 2019, after India’s government revoked an article of the country’s constitution that guaranteed the region a degree of autonomy and shut down the internet. The government justified its actions by saying that the shutdown was…
