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Internet restrictions hampering coronavirus fight in Kashmir, India
- Tuesday | 31st March, 2020
Authorities detained thousands and introduced one of the world’s longest-running internet shutdowns, only restoring limited 2G mobile internet in January. “We want to educate people through videos, which is not possible at 2G speed. We are handicapped in the absence of high speed internet,” he said. In a letter to officials, human rights group the Internet Freedom Foundation said internet speeds in Kashmir were “woefully insufficient” to spread the message around combating the coronavirus threat. “I fail to understand why they aren’t restoring high speed internet.
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