Govt preparing separate law to regulate social media, age restrictions for children
Summary
The government has begun drafting a separate law to regulate social media and curb fraud, character assassination and misinformation on online platforms. It is also studying age-based restrictions for children and broader legal reforms to strengthen media oversight and cybercrime control.
Key Points
- The government is drafting a separate law to regulate social media and address fraud, misinformation and character assassination online.
- Age-based restrictions for children are being studied, along with regulatory practices from other countries.
- Minister Dr Bikram Timilsina said the Mass Communications Bill and Press Council Bill have already been drafted and will be presented to Parliament soon.
- More than 305,000 betting sites and apps have been identified and shut down through coordination among government agencies and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority.
