The government has lifted the ban on the use of and access to social site, Tiktok.
Issuing a press note today, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) directed the entire internet and mobile service providers to end the ban on citizens’ access to Tiktok.
With the NTA direction, users have access to Tiktok in their mobile phone sets.
The government on August 22 had decided to remove the ban on Tiktok that was enforced by the erstwhile government since November 13, 2023, citing its negative impact on social harmony and social atmosphere.
Govt. lifts ban on Tiktok
Kathmandu, Aug. 22: The government has decided to allow the use of social networking site Tiktok with conditions.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers held Thursday took this decision, according to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology had prepared a proposal following the directive of the Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, to treat all the social networking sites on equal footings and prepare needed laws.
The government had imposed a ban on Tiktok in November 2023 stating that social ills were fuelled through the usage of Tiktok.
