Nepal: The
A
Cabinet meeting on Monday took the decision to ban the Chinese-owned app,
citing its negative effects on social harmony. However, when the decision will
be brought into force is yet to be ascertained.
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 cyber crime have been reported on
the video sharing app.
The
Cyber Bureau of the Nepal Police, Ministry of Home Affairs, and representatives
of TikTok discussed the issue earlier last week. Monday’s decision is expected
to be enforced following the completion of technical preparations.
The
latest decision has come within days after the government introduced the ‘Directives
on the Operation of Social Networking 2023’.
As
per the new rule, social media platforms operating in
A
Cabinet meeting on Thursday had made it mandatory for social media sites such
as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and YouTube, among others, to open
their liaison offices in
The
government last week said the measure was introduced in light of an increasing
number of people complaining that the absence of the companies’ representatives
in
The
companies will have to establish either an office or appoint a focal person in
The directives include
a 19-point not-to-do list for the users of platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok,
YouTube and Instagram.
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