Repressive connectivity and digital resistance: internet shutdowns, speech and networked counterpublics in Manipur.

This article examines the 2023 internet shutdown in Manipur, India, as a case of repressive connectivity – where digital infrastructures are weaponised to suppress dissent and erase subaltern narratives. Drawing from critical theory, postcolonial media studies, and digital rights scholarship, it ref...

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Published in:	Third World Quarterly Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 1519 - 1539
Main Author:	Irungbam, Satish
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2026
Subjects:	Manipur (India) India Political opposition Ethnic conflict Censorship Internet censorship Internet in public administration
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost