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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by sanghi_mama on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:52AM (#34233008)
It's less number of people compared to the huge population of the country. Also, it won't do anything to the economy. It's only social media and whatsapp that's required by you-know-which-majority-religion terrorist accounts to spread venom and hate speech against other communities.

source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61090363

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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by yunohn on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:57AM (#34233077)
I wouldn’t say 7-10% of GDP is nothing - https://www.gavstech.com/contribution-of-the-it-industry-in-....
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Re:Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India by humanistbot on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:39AM (#34233772)
Most people in "the IT industry" are not coders and do not need github, a code repository, or even the most basic understanding of coding in order to do their jobs. Install a satellite dish? You're an IT worker. Do customer service for a telecom? You're an IT worker. Swap out failing hard drives in a server farm? You're an IT worker.

The impact of github being down is large, but it isn't going to take out 7-10% of India's GDP.

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