India's deadly Manipur conflict highlights impact of internet cuts

Shutdowns in name of safety offer few benefits, distort coverage, experts say

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People gather around an ambulance carrying the body of a man killed in violence between ethnic groups in India's northeastern state of Manipur on June 29. © Reuters

MAKEPEACE SITLHOU, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- A court battle in the violence-wracked northeastern Indian state of Manipur has highlighted authorities' penchant for shutting down the internet, which some experts argue fuels the spread of misinformation rather than curbing it.

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