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Govt's signal to lift Tiktok ban
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Highlights
- Consultation with Nepal representative of Tiktok continues
The government has indicated that it will remove the ban imposed on the social media platform Tiktok 10 months ago. Under the leadership of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the government on Tuesday started consultations with the company's Nepalese representatives about the option of opening Tiktok.
According to Ministry of Communication and Information Technology sources, Oli expressed his interest in what is happening regarding the ban on Tiktok as soon as he became the Prime Minister .
Sources claim that according to his instructions, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung is discussing the option of taking the proposal to the Council of Ministers to remove the ban. The meeting continues .
At the same time, Tiktok's parent company, ByteDance, has submitted its latest letter to the Ministry of Communication saying that it is ready to lift the ban and that it is ready to do so in accordance with the laws of Nepal.
After the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to China, Nepal The Council of Ministers meeting on 27th October 2080 decided to ban the use of Tik Tok in Nepal, saying that it has disturbed social harmony. Soon after, the regulator Nepal Telecommunication Authority directed the internet and mobile service providers to implement the said decision.
14 separate writs were filed in the Supreme Court regarding the Tiktok ban saying that the government's decision violated freedom of expression.
The court has set an appearance for the next October 10 to see him in person . Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a representative organization of social media companies such as Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Rakuten, and Spotify, sent a letter saying that it is against international practice for the Nepal government to ban Tiktok and start monitoring other apps without proper legal provisions. .
Tiktok's representatives and higher authorities have been repeatedly asking the Minister of Communications to lift the ban, while Chinese Ambassador Chan Song has also been interested in Tiktok's ban during political meetings. Experts have linked the latest initiative to open the ban on Tiktok with geopolitical balance.
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