On Wednesday, the Press Council Nepal took action against 48 social media accounts for disseminating content that violated the code of conduct, including an online media outlet.

The list made public asking for action against social media includes an online media outlet called Mero News.com. The reason is a reel. The council has written to the media outlet to remove the video, saying that it had made a video reel of a statement given by former Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli. On November 15, after a clash between UML cadres and Gen-G youths in Simara, Bara, Mero News uploaded a reel of Oli's speech at a program in Kathmandu on the same day. The council wrote to the media outlet on November 15, asking for action against the video. The council's letter states that the content disseminated through social media that is contrary to the code of conduct and promotes violence is being edited or suspended and the council is instructed to inform it within 24 hours. The council's move is being criticized on social media due to the letter. Press Chautari Chairman Ganesh Pandey has called this move anti-freedom and urged it to be corrected immediately. The council's chief officer, Jhabindra Bhusal, said that the speech that made inflammatory and provocative statements was uploaded and instructed to be corrected. According to Bhusal, the media should present it responsibly rather than encouraging hate speech.