The K.P. Sharma Oli authorities September 4, 2025 determined to ban as many as 26 social media platforms, together with Facebook, X (previously Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, citing their failure to meet the deadline to adjust to registration necessities in Nepal.
Issuing a public discover, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology mentioned it “has ordered the Nepal Telecommunication Authority to make inactive all non-registered social media sites until they are registered.”
Free speech advocates have objected to the transfer, saying it’s much less about regulation and extra about silencing dissenting voices.