https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200113/08324343719/indias-supreme-court-declares-countrys-5-month-internet-blackout-illegal.shtml > As we've been discussing, India's government has blacked out internet access in Kashmir since around August, setting records for one of the longest government-mandated internet blackouts in history. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to argue that the blackout is a necessary security precaution in the face of growing unrest in the region stemming from its loss of autonomy earlier this year. Granted like most government internet censorship efforts, the move has a lot more to do with cowardice and fear of an informed public than any genuine concern about public welfare. > Fast forward to this week, and India's Supreme Court has warned that the blackout is clearly illegal: