Internet censorship in India: Difference between revisions

The State government shutdown the internet in Vadodara, Gujarat from September 27, 2014 for 3 days due to communal clashes between two communities, even though only the central government has the power to shut down the internetInternet under Information Technology actAct, 2000 <ref>http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/news/28698054_1_internet-users-sovereignty-and-integrity-switch</ref> and that alsotoo, under a declared state of emergency under article 352 of the constitutionConstitution of India when freedom of speech and expression is suspended. No formal announcement was made regarding this by the city police or the internet service providers.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/communal-unrest-in-vadodara-internet-banned/article1-1269051.aspx</ref><ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/mobile-internet-facility-suspended-in-violence-hit-vadodara_1476963.html</ref><ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Internet-services-blocked-in-Vadodara-after-riots/articleshow/43674499.cms</ref>