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Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Signal (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by ax1on@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal has issued an order requiring all social media platforms to be registered in Nepal.

Based on this, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed all network service providers to deactivate 26 platforms, including Signal, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and others.

To lift the ban and operate legally in Nepal, each platform must:

Register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Appoint in Nepal:
- A Point of Contact
- A Resident Grievance Handling Officer
- An Officer responsible for monitoring compliance with self-regulation [1]
Submit an application in the prescribed format along with required documents, as per the Directives on Managing the Use of Social Media Networks (2080 B.S.). [2]

Reference:

[1] Notice by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on Managing the Social Networking Platform Usage in Nepal

[2] Directives for Managing the Use of Social Networks, 2023

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[–] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I worry how resilient Signal can be if enough countries ban it

I don’t think signal devs are just going to sit around crying that signal got banned.

Probably go the route of tor browser and have signed installer distributed amongst multiple mirrors.

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We're still waiting. Everyone else has done this while Signal is getting left behind. It's still effective at combatting anti-libre malware, WhatsApp and Discord.