"Last week, Nepal's government ordered authorities to block 26 social media platforms for not complying with a deadline to register with Nepal's ministry of communication and information technology. Platforms such as Instagram and Facebook have millions of users in Nepal, who rely on them for entertainment, news and business. But the government had justified its ban, implemented last week, in the name of tackling fake news, hate speech and online fraud."
"When the government moved to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, protests erupted with thousands of young people storming parliament in the capital Kathmandu on Monday. Several districts are now under a curfew. A government minister said they lifted the ban after an emergency meeting late on Monday night to "address the demands of Gen Z"."
"One protester, Sabana Budathoki had earlier told the BBC that the social media ban was "just the reason" they gathered. "Rather than [the] social media ban, I think everyone's focus is on corruption," she explained, adding: "We want our country back. We came to stop corruption.""
Nepal lifted a ban on 26 social media platforms following large, youth-led protests that turned violent and resulted in at least 19 deaths. The ban targeted major sites like Facebook, YouTube and Instagram after platforms missed a registration deadline with the ministry of communication and information technology. Protests were driven by an online "nepo kid" campaign exposing politicians' children's lifestyles and corruption allegations, and by opposition to perceived government authoritarianism. Thousands stormed parliament, some hurled stones, and authorities used water cannons, batons and rubber bullets. Several districts were placed under curfew before the government reversed the ban.
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