India's recurrent internet shutdowns threaten it's own flagship digital initiative, hurt the vulnerables

India's internet shutdowns disproportionately harm impoverished communities relying on social protection programs, undermining the "Digital India" initiative, violating human rights, and hindering essential services, according to an 82-page report by Human Rights Watch and the Internet Freedom Foundation.

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