Kashmir’s White-List of 301 Govt-Approved Websites Raises Net Neutrality Concerns thewire.in

Kashmir’s restrictions on online connectivity have raised concerns over whether they constitute a violation of India’s net neutrality norms, the principles of which ban any form of differential access to the Internet. The country’s net neutrality rules came into effect in July 2018, when telecom licence rules were amended to incorporate guidelines that have been described as the ‘world’s strongest’. These rules barred any form of data discrimination including “blocking, degrading, slowing down, or granting preferential speeds or treatment to any content.”