Nepal government bans TikTok
The Hindu
The Nepal government decided to ban the Chinese-owned social network platform TikTok, citing its negative effects on social harmony
The Nepal government on November 13 decided to ban the Chinese-owned social network platform TikTok, citing its negative effects on social harmony.
According to government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, Monday's Cabinet meeting decided to prohibit TikTok's use.
The decision to ban TikTok will be implemented through the Ministry of Communication and IT, she said.
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The Nepal government decided to ban TikTok due to its negative effects on social harmony, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
A Cabinet meeting on Thursday made it mandatory for social media sites such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and YouTube, among others, to open their liaison offices in Nepal.
Although freedom of expression is a basic right, a large section of society has criticised TikTok for encouraging a tendency of hate speech, the government said. In the past four years, 1,647 cases of cybercrime have been reported on the video-sharing app, the report said.
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