Published By: Kavya Mishra
Last Updated: November 13, 2023, 19:31 IST
The resolution to ban Tiktok can be applied via the Ministry of Communication and IT.
The Nepal authorities determined to ban Tiktok as a result of its detrimental results on social concord
The Nepal authorities on Monday determined to ban the Chinese-owned social community platform Tiktok, citing its detrimental results on social concord.
According to authorities spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, Monday’s Cabinet assembly determined to ban TikTok’s use.
The resolution to ban Tiktok can be applied via the Ministry of Communication and IT, she stated.
The Nepal authorities determined to ban Tiktok as a result of its detrimental results on social concord, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
A Cabinet assembly on Thursday made it obligatory for social media websites reminiscent of Facebook, X (previously Twitter), TikTok and YouTube, amongst others, to open their liaison workplaces in Nepal.
Although freedom of expression is a fundamental proper, a big part of society has criticised TikTok for encouraging an inclination of hate speech, the federal government stated.
In the previous 4 years, 1,647 circumstances of cybercrime have been reported on the video-sharing app, the report stated.
The Cyber Bureau of the Nepal Police, Ministry of Home Affairs, and representatives of TikTok mentioned the difficulty earlier final week.
Monday’s resolution is predicted to be enforced following the completion of technical preparations, it stated.
Sharma clarified the choice to close down Tiktok can be applied promptly by setting a selected deadline.
However, Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa expressed reservations concerning the resolution.
The authorities’s resolution to ban TikTok is fallacious; the federal government ought to regulate the social media website, ruling celebration chief Thapa stated on X.
The authorities’s resolution needs to be rectified because it violates freedom of expression and particular person freedom, he identified.
The resolution comes as one other setback for the Chinese networking platform, which has come below scrutiny in numerous nations, together with India, the US, the European Union and the UK, the place the governments have banned the appliance from its community over safety issues.
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