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The Bill on Social Media has been submitted to the National Assembly. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Prithvisubba Gurung submitted the bill in the National Assembly meeting held on Sunday. He said that the bill has been prepared to make the use of social media dignified, orderly and safe.
National Assembly Speaker Narayan Prasad Dahal said that no member of parliament has opposed the bill. "According to Rule 99 of the National Assembly Rules 2075, no notice of opposition has been received from any valid member on the Social Media Bill-2081," he said. President Dahal called it With permission to go ahead, Minister of Communications Gurung submitted the bill to the Assembly.
'It is necessary to promote social harmony, cultural tolerance and good governance by proper and systematic use of social media,' said Gurung, 'with the development of information technology in Nepal, the use of social media is increasing. Thus, since it is very important to make laws to make the use of social media safe, dignified and orderly, I present the bill on social media to the assembly.'
Earlier, since Minister Gurung had registered the bill in the National Assembly, saying that it would restrict freedom of expression Criticism is being done. The bill is being criticized on social media from the Parliament.
In the House of Representatives meeting on Thursday, the leaders of the opposition parties requested that the bill be amended saying that it is against the spirit of freedom of expression and democracy. Social media content creators and influencers have also been opposing the bill by running a 'Speak the Government' campaign for the past few days. They comment that the government is trying to hack freedom of speech through the
bill.
