Greater than a dozen international locations have already banned Chinese language social media app TikTok, and now one other has joined the rising listing. Nepal has develop into the most recent nation to maneuver to ban TikTok amid a rising demand to regulate it.
In accordance with a report by information company Reuters, Nepal mentioned that it’s banning TikTok as a result of the social concord and goodwill have been being disturbed by “misuse” of the favored video app.TikTok has already been both partially or utterly banned by varied different international locations who cited safety issues for the transfer.
The nation has registered greater than 1,600 TikTok-related cyber crime circumstances over the past 4 years, the report cited native media as saying.
What Nepal’s IT minister has to say
Rekha Sharma, Nepal’s minister for communications and IT mentioned the choice to ban TikTok was made at a cupboard assembly on Monday (November 13).
“Colleagues are engaged on closing it technically,” Reuters quoted Sharma as saying.
Nepal telecom authority chair Purushottam Khanal mentioned that web service suppliers have been requested to shut the app. He mentioned that some have accomplished it whereas others will do later.
In the meantime, opposition leaders criticised the transfer, saying that social media platforms should be regulated and never restricted.
Nations which have banned or restricted TikTok
TikTok is banned or restricted in international locations like India, the US, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, Australia and the European Fee which have banned the app from official units. India banned TikTok and 100-plus different Chinese language apps in June 2020 citing nationwide safety issues.
The ministry of electronics and knowledge know-how’s (Meity) order acknowledged that the apps have been “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, safety of state and public order.”
In accordance with a report by information company Reuters, Nepal mentioned that it’s banning TikTok as a result of the social concord and goodwill have been being disturbed by “misuse” of the favored video app.TikTok has already been both partially or utterly banned by varied different international locations who cited safety issues for the transfer.
The nation has registered greater than 1,600 TikTok-related cyber crime circumstances over the past 4 years, the report cited native media as saying.
What Nepal’s IT minister has to say
Rekha Sharma, Nepal’s minister for communications and IT mentioned the choice to ban TikTok was made at a cupboard assembly on Monday (November 13).
“Colleagues are engaged on closing it technically,” Reuters quoted Sharma as saying.
Nepal telecom authority chair Purushottam Khanal mentioned that web service suppliers have been requested to shut the app. He mentioned that some have accomplished it whereas others will do later.
In the meantime, opposition leaders criticised the transfer, saying that social media platforms should be regulated and never restricted.
Nations which have banned or restricted TikTok
TikTok is banned or restricted in international locations like India, the US, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, Australia and the European Fee which have banned the app from official units. India banned TikTok and 100-plus different Chinese language apps in June 2020 citing nationwide safety issues.
The ministry of electronics and knowledge know-how’s (Meity) order acknowledged that the apps have been “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, safety of state and public order.”