The meeting held at the Ministry of Communication on Thursday decided to ban social networks that are not listed in the ministry. While making this decision, the Ministry has taken the decision of the Supreme Court as its basis.

According to the government's decision, the Nepal Telecommunication Authority has also issued a notification. On 13 October 2081, the Supreme Court ruled on the registration of social media in the contempt of court case related to the 'Darkcock File'. On Wednesday, the bench of Justice Tek Prasad Dhungana and Shantisingh Thapa gave a verdict on the registration and renewal of advertisements including social media and OTP apps. The government has decided to close the social network based on the first judgment rather than the second.

In the full text published last Friday, it was said that the network should be pre-registered. The government, which has been delaying the implementation of the judgment issued by the Supreme Court on other public issues, has immediately implemented the decision on social media. 

'Online and social media platforms should be registered with the authorities before operation and the necessary legal arrangements should be made so that they can be regulated by the regulatory bodies including the Press Council,' the full text of the verdict says, 'To develop the capacity of the Press Council and to protect and promote the freedom of the press in a more advanced manner, to take necessary actions for the policy, legal and structural reforms of the press sector.' The Supreme Court has specified three actions for this.

The bench of then Chief Justice Vishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Justices Prakashman Singh Raut, Sapna Pradhan Mall, Prakash Kumar Dhungana, Hariprasad Phuyal, Nahkul Subedi, Vinod Sharma, Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Balkrishna Dhakal asked to organize everything from public media to YouTube. 

"I will send a written letter to the Press Council asking the chief registrar of this court and the media associated with the court to be oriented in this regard to prepare the necessary standards to make the work of communicating judicial information and news through online, social media, and any media in order to maintain the dignity, respect, public faith, and credibility of the judiciary," said the full text of the judgment. Similarly, the verdict says that online and social media platforms must be registered before operation. 

The Supreme Court's proceedings, language and procedures are technical  Due to its nature, there is a possibility of misinterpretation and spread of false information, it is said in full text to make necessary legal arrangements so that such false information can be effectively regulated by the press council and other regulatory bodies. The Government is discussing the Media Council Bill and the Information Technology and Cyber ​​Security Bill in the Parliament and the Supreme Court has explained that strict regulation will be arranged during the controversy.  

It is equally important to discourage the act of spreading wrong information . The right to freedom of expression and communication. As the state needs to protect . In the same way, it is the responsibility of the state to control wrong information such as misinformation and disinformation and wrong information," it is said in full text, "Since the flow of wrong information is unfair and inappropriate, it is desirable to discourage such an act . In addition, if there is wrong information regarding the work done by the court or the order issued by the court, it will create a situation of disinterest towards the entire justice system . ’ 

The order of the Supreme Court has asked the Government of Nepal to send a letter to the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and the Press Council to make necessary arrangements for policy, legal and structural reforms in the press sector.  

News that flows more widely and quickly through electronic media than through traditional media  Viral  In order to reach the general public, it is said in the full text that such media should be regulated and organized because the visual and audio of YouTube present the news in an attractive way.

The Supreme Court has also said to make the digital media and social networks responsible and accountable by compulsorily registering domestic or foreign online and social media platforms with the authorities before operation and evaluating and monitoring such unwanted content.

It is also stated in the decision to discourage the act of abusing the social network by hiding one's real identity under a pseudonym/fictitious name. The court has also issued instructions in the name of the government to ensure reliable monitoring by the regulatory agencies and to make other necessary arrangements in this matter without delay.

The Supreme Court raised a report and filed a contempt of court case by saying that the content broadcasted by Direct Kura Online under the name of Dark File was in contempt of court. In that case, the Supreme Court found publisher Yuvraj Kandel guilty.