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Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has said that the government will manage unregistered social networks even after the bill to regulate social networks has been prepared.
Minister Gurung has informed that the government is preparing a bill to regulate social networks, noting that the social networks have not registered even when the Ministry of Communications has called for registration three times. He has said that when he was contacted through various channels, he was called a liar and was criticized as 'a country that does not even have a bill to regulate social media'.
He made it clear that all social networks should be registered and obey the laws of Nepal and he expressed his belief that the problem will be solved with the passing of the bill.
Minister Gurung said, 'The social network platform has not yet been registered. Three times our ministry called us to register. They haven't come. We tried to contact using different channels. We also contacted. There is a situation where people criticize us saying, 'There is not even a bill to regulate social media in your country'. That is why we are studying now. Arrangements are being made to check their content through community guidelines and fact checking. If it was registered and designated as a 'point of contact', the ministry could get the right to moderate and filter content based on that. The problem is because it is not there.'
He added, 'All social networks should be registered. The law of Nepal should be obeyed. We have said that the rules of Nepal should be obeyed. This problem will be solved after the bill is passed. Until the bill is passed, we will operate based on the guidelines. If it is not based on that, it is not always necessary to respect those who do not follow Nepal's laws, rules and do not communicate with the government. We manage it.'
He has made it clear that those who do not obey the laws of Nepal cannot be kept by giving exemptions all the time.
