Record Number of Countries Blocked the Internet in Blackouts in 2022
Image: Lipowski Milan (Shutterstock)Governments in 35 countries shut down the internet for a record total of at least 185 times in 2022 alone, a new study shows. The New York-based watchdog group, Access Now, published the report on Tuesday noting that the rate of online shutdowns has not only skyrocketed but is lasting longer and are often targeting the populations during times when it is needed the most. Access Now launched its Keep It On campaign in 2016, and has found that India accounted for nearly half of the…