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Internet access was cut off recently also in the states of UP and Karnataka, where terror attacks are totally not the norm. It was done in response to protests

by yati 7y ago

Internet access was cut off recently also in the states of UP and Karnataka, where terror attacks are totally not the norm. It was done in response to protests against the CAA. Edit: I mention this to call out the tendency of this government to use internet access cuts to suppress dissent regularly as a powerful tool. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/internet-shutdown-continues-in-several-parts-including-mangaluru-ghaziabad-following-anti-citizenship-protests/story-hnPSSj9oGh2AtZw8TQoxaM.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/internet-shutdown-...

twherw4234 7y ago
Stop spreading FUD dude. If someone cuts of Internet in Karnataka for anything more than a fleeting movement, there'll be widespread complaints esp. B'luru. This cliched colonial mentality (both of Indian and Western 'liberals') of "ah look at these stupid heathens! we need to go over there and show them all that is good!" is really starting to wear thin.
tomThom 7y ago
Is burning buses just dissent for you?
sbmthakur 7y ago
> Internet access was cut off recently also in the states of UP and Karnataka, where terror attacks are totally not the norm. It was done in response to protests against the CAA. Some more context: The Internet was cut off in regions where protestors resorted to violence. And usually, the violence here doesn't just mean fighting among people. It involves burning buses and destroying public property. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-anti-caa-protesters-set-fire-on-bbuses-jamia-millia-islamia-students-blamed/videoshow/72683068.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anti-caa-stir-death-toll-in-up-violence-rises-to-11/videoshow/72912531.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://morungexpress.com/index.php/mayhem-bengal-anti-caa-protests-turn-violent https://morungexpress.com/index.php/mayhem-bengal-anti-caa-p... There was no internet shutdown in cities like Mumbai and Pune where protestors remained peaceful.

by yati 7y ago

twherw4234 7y ago

Stop spreading FUD dude. If someone cuts of Internet in Karnataka for anything more than a fleeting movement, there'll be widespread complaints esp. B'luru. This cliched colonial mentality (both of Indian and Western 'liberals') of "ah look at these stupid heathens! we need to go over there and show them all that is good!" is really starting to wear thin.

tomThom 7y ago

Is burning buses just dissent for you?

sbmthakur 7y ago

> Internet access was cut off recently also in the states of UP and Karnataka, where terror attacks are totally not the norm. It was done in response to protests against the CAA. Some more context: The Internet was cut off in regions where protestors resorted to violence. And usually, the violence here doesn't just mean fighting among people. It involves burning buses and destroying public property. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-anti-caa-protesters-set-fire-on-bbuses-jamia-millia-islamia-students-blamed/videoshow/72683068.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anti-caa-stir-death-toll-in-up-violence-rises-to-11/videoshow/72912531.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://morungexpress.com/index.php/mayhem-bengal-anti-caa-protests-turn-violent https://morungexpress.com/index.php/mayhem-bengal-anti-caa-p... There was no internet shutdown in cities like Mumbai and Pune where protestors remained peaceful.