Cutting of internet at protests in India draws rebuke by Rihanna and Greta Thunberg
About 250 Twitter accounts, including those of journalists and activists, were blocked for several hours over claims they spread rumours about the protests
03 February 2021 - 15:44
New Delhi — Pop star Rihanna and environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg have drawn global attention to Indian farmers’ fight against the government’s new agriculture laws, shining a spotlight on its suspension of internet services at protest sites around New Delhi.
“Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest,” Rihanna tweeted to her more than 100-million followers, linking to an article about the communications crackdown. By Wednesday her tweet had been liked by more than 391,000 people and shared nearly 200,000 times...
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