At least 10 people have been killed in Nepal after protests over a government ban on dozens of social media platforms – including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X – led to violent clashes with police.
The government, led by the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps that it says have failed to comply with new regulations.
Which goes to show how much of their society’s communication relies on corporate solutions instead of local ones. Similar bans in Russia recently have devastated ‘usual’ lines of communication for people there.