The survey, however, was carried out during November 2017-January 2018 and did not take into account the recent reports of data breach and privacy involving Facebook.
The Tripura chief minister even said that the prime minister has given a big push to digitisation by making it accessible to citizens across the country.
Internet existed during Mahabharata period: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Internet has got its latest muse in a fictional cat-loving Samurai.
According to the Ministry of Culture, as a part of the campaign launched in January, 1,079 online accounts were also shut.
On the occasion of ‘Safer Internet Day’ on Tuesday, citizens engagement platform LocalCircles released the results of a survey that gauges the pulse of citizens on this subject.
The Internet subscriber base is comprised of broadband Internet subscriber base of 324.89 million and narrowband Internet subscriber base of 104.34 million.
The decision gives internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
Chief Executive Officer Jonah Peretti said in a memo that the company will fire marketing, advertising and creative workers in the U.S. and U.K.
TRAI, in its recommendation on net neutrality issued today, has cautioned that discriminatory treatment would include any form of restriction or interference including practices like blocking, degrading, slowing down or granting preferential speeds.
TRAI also said the scope of the proposed principles on non-discriminatory treatment apply specifically to 'Internet Access Services', which are generally available to the public.
India lags behind many countries in broadband penetration with only 23 per cent, which comes to around 310 million subscribers as of August, 2017.
Between January 1 and June 30 this year, Google received 3,843 requests for data from 6,343 accounts from government agencies, courts and parties in civil litigation.
According to The New York Times, in the last five years, more than 50 countries have passed laws to gain greater control over how their people use Internet.
Not only this, Marshall McLuhan also predicted the impact of world wide web on the lives of people.
The year 2015-16 saw a 17 per cent increase in the total internet traffic in India that led to an increase of Rs 7 lakh crore in Gross Domestic Product
Life in Kashmir returned to normal today and the authorities restored all internet services which had been suspended in view of the first death anniversary of Burhan Wani.
The European Union said on Tuesday it will slap Google with a record-breaking fine of more than 1.1 billion euros, or nearly $1.2 billion (approx Rs 7,700 crore), for misusing its monopoly over internet search, media reported.
Internet addiction is just like any other drug addiction. It shows withdrawal symptoms like high blood pressure and heart rate
Two United Nations human rights experts today urged the government to restore the services in Jammu and Kashmir and "reinstate" freedom of expression.
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