Strategic Disruptions: The Subnational Targeting of Internet Shutdowns in India

• In Event: Digital Authoritarianism and State Controlled Internet

Brief Overview

India is the top perpetrator of internet shutdowns. While these shutdowns are often framed as necessary measures, the patterns of targeting suggest that shutdowns are used to strategically repress groups that threaten the ruling party.

Author

• Marika Miner, University of California-Davis