The government has decided to block all social media platforms that failed to comply with the mandatory registration process within the given deadline.
The Government of Nepal has decided to impose a ban on all social media platforms that did not respond to the registration requirement. According to sources at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the decision was made during a meeting led by Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung on Thursday.
The government had given seven days for social media platforms to contact the authorities for registration. The deadline expired on Wednesday night, but only a few platforms moved forward with the process.
Within the given period, only five platforms—TikTok, Viber, Nimbuzz, Bittok, and Popo Live—initiated steps toward registration.
The remaining platforms will be blocked in Nepal through directives issued to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
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