Govt holding meeting to decide social media regulation at MoCIT

Summary

The Nepalese government is holding a meeting at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to decide next steps after the registration deadline for social media platforms expired with key platforms like Facebook and Twitter yet to register.

Key Points
  • The government held a meeting at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology regarding social media regulation.
  • A seven-day deadline for registration of social media platforms including Facebook expired.
  • Some platforms like Viber and TikTok have registered while Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp have not.
  • The meeting discussed procedures for deactivating unregistered social media platforms.
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