With regards to internet penetration, Nepal’s society is becoming increasingly digital. However, if the larger population is equipped with the skills to use the internet, ensuring one’s safety or not is a different matter.

According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, as of January 2018, Nepal’s Internet penetration was 73.8%. This percentage is expected to increase significantly by the year 2025.

Nepal’s Facebook user base had reached 44 percent in June 2021.

With the democratization of technology, cyberspace has become a place where users fall prey to financial scams, information theft and blackmailing.