Nepal’s government has decided to lift the ban on the video-sharing app TikTok that was imposed last November for disrupting “social harmony.” The decision was made during a regular cabinet meeting, with Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli issuing a directive to treat all social networking sites equally. The previous government had banned TikTok, citing the need to regulate the platform due to concerns about social harmony and decency. The government has now asked social media platforms to register in Nepal, open a liaison office, pay taxes, and follow the country’s laws. There were discussions between the government and TikTok officials leading up to the ban being lifted. TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, has faced scrutiny in various countries over fears about potential data harvesting by Beijing. Despite TikTok’s denials of sharing data with the Chinese government, countries like the United States, Britain, and New Zealand have banned the app on government devices. Nepal had previously banned all pornographic sites in 2018.
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Nepal’s TikTok Ban Lifted After Disruption to Social Harmony
