Nepal bans Facebook, Instagram, 24 other social media platforms citing failure to register

The Nepali government on Thursday banned 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, citing their failure to register with the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology before the deadline, The Kathmandu Post reported.

In a notice, the ministry said that it had ordered the Nepal Telecommunication Authority to “make inactive all non-registered social media sites until they are registered”, The Hindu reported.

The action followed an order issued by the Supreme Court in August, which instructed the government to ensure that all domestic and foreign platforms were registered before operating in the country, The Kathmandu Post reported.