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02/05/22 07:41 AM IST

Global declaration on future on Internet

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  • The countries that have signed the declaration include the US, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada and France. Called the ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’, the document is an agreement to prevent digital authoritarianism.
  • India is not among the 60 countries that have signed a global declaration to keep the Internet open, free, and neutral.
Goals 

  • To keep the Internet open, free, and neutral.
  • To prevent rising digital authoritarianism.
  • To ensure affordability, net neutrality, and removing illegal content without curtailing free expression.
  • To reduce the environmental footprint of the Internet and digital technologies.
  •  promote trust in the global digital ecosystem, including through protection of privacy and protecting and strengthening the multistakeholder approach to governance that keeps the Internet running for the benefit of all.
Internet Shutdowns
  • A total of 182 internet crackdowns were reported globally in 2021.
  • Out of 106 shutdowns in India, 85 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • India was one of among 18 countries that blocked mobile internet during protests.
  • The number of countries that shut down the internet in 2021 has increased to 34 from 29 in 2020.
  • According to the digital rights advocacy group, “Access Now”, India is the top country to impose internet shutdowns in 2021 for the fourth consecutive year.
Source-Business line 

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