India most economically-impacted nation due to internet restrictions, loses $2.8 million: UK research group
India restricted 8,927 hours of bandwidth access, inclusive of social media shutdowns – more than any other country
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India’s internet shutdowns cost $2,779.3 million in 2020 – making it the worst impacted in a list of 21 countries that restricted residents’ online access during the year. This is more than double the loss accounted for in 2019, a report by UK-based Top10VPN showed.
The report titled ‘Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns’ showed that India restricted 8,927 hours of bandwidth access – more than any other country. This includes 1,655 hours of internet blackout, 7,272 hours of bandwidth throttling, and social media shutdowns.