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Nepal’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung said the ban was ‘withdrawn’.
Published On 9 Sep 2025
Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms following mass protests and the killing of 19 people in clashes with security forces, a government minister said.
Cabinet spokesman and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung said early on Tuesday that the government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week.
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“We have withdrawn the shutdown of the social media. They are working now,” Gurung told the Reuters news agency.
At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in clashes with Nepalese security forces after thousands of young people took to the streets on Monday to protest against corruption and the government’s ban on social media platforms.
The government had blocked 26 social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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