Strategic disruptions: The subnational targeting of internet shutdowns in India.
Since 2016, governments in 77 countries have implemented 1,118 internet shutdowns, revealing a growing trend in the use of 'digital repression'. Governments often justify these shutdowns as necessary for public safety and applied impartially in response to security threats. Focusing on India, the co...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Peace Research Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 2033 - 2052 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Nov2025
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