Nepal announces mandatory social media registration: What do Nepalis in Australia say?

A representative image of a person using social media apps.

A representative image of a person using social media apps. Source: AAP / Abhishek Maharjan/Sipa USA

As Nepal's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announced “deactivation” of unregistered social media platforms in the country, SBS Nepali spoke to Tasmania-based telecommunications engineer Bibek Khanal, Brisbane journalist Bharat Raj Poudel and community members from Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania about their thoughts on the decision and its possible impacts.


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Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the opinions expressed in the segment are those of the talents themselves.


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