November 15 marked the 100-day anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. Following the abrogation, the Government of India put Kashmir under lockdown, banned rallies, detained political leaders and social activists, cut off phone lines and imposed curfew. But cutting off the Internet was what truly disconnected the Kashmiris from the rest of the country and the world.

On November 13, a group of Kashmiri journalists held a peaceful protest at the Press Club in Srinagar against the Internet blockade. They held placards that read "100 days, no Internet". Daanish Bin Nabi, a freelance journalist working in the Valley said: "It's been particularly rough time for journalists. There is no broadband, fibre optic or mobile Internet. The authorities have restored leased lines in select tourist hotspots, hotels and government offices from November 5. But apart from that there's been a complete clampdown on Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir."