Nepal raises the embargo of social media after the killing of 19 in protests: Report | News protest

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The Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Nepal Breithvi Soba Gurong said the ban was “withdrawn.”

Nepal lifted a ban on the following social media platforms The mass protests and the killing of 19 people A government minister said in clashes with the security forces.

The cabinet spokesman and Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Soba Gurong, said early on Tuesday that the government had retracted the social media ban imposed last week.

“We have withdrawn social media closure. They are now working,” Gurong told Reuters.

At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in clashes with Nepalese security forces after thousands of young people moved to the streets on Monday to protest against corruption and the government’s ban on social media platforms.

The government has banned 26 social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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