The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal has issued an order requiring all social media platforms to be registered in Nepal.

Based on this, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed all network service providers to deactivate 26 platforms, including Signal, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and others.

To lift the ban and operate legally in Nepal, each platform must:

  1. Register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

  2. Appoint in Nepal:

    • A Point of Contact
    • A Resident Grievance Handling Officer
    • An Officer responsible for monitoring compliance with self-regulation [1]

  3. Submit an application in the prescribed format along with required documents, as per the Directives on Managing the Use of Social Media Networks (2080 B.S.). [2]

Reference:

[1] Notice by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on Managing the Social Networking Platform Usage in Nepal

[2] Directives for Managing the Use of Social Networks, 2023

  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    6 days ago

    Why is every country so authoritarian nowawdays?

    I feel like the internet is gonna die. We’ll get a “splinternet”, every country is gonna have their own intra-net, and visiting a website from another country would require permission, a “digital passport”.

    RIP Internet, it was fun while it lasted.

  • Scoopta@programming.dev
    6·
    7 days ago

    I love how mastodon is on here as if that is trivial to block. Guess you can block the official upstream distribution but blocking all instances would be a nightmare

  • Sudo Sodium English
    3·
    7 days ago

    Beside Lemmy , what other options are available for them?