Nepal blocks Facebook, X and YouTube for not registering with government: All you need to know

Nepal has blocked social media websites like Facebook, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter) after these companies failed to comply with a regulation that required them to register with the government. According to Reuters, the Nepalese government claims that users with fake IDs are spreading hatred and rumours, committing cybercrime, and disturbing social harmony via some of these social media platforms.

While speaking to news agency ANI, Gajendra Thakur, Spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said, “The ministry…