{"id":81605,"date":"2025-09-08T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/at-least-13-dead-in-nepal-after-protests-against-social-media-ban-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:43:50","slug":"at-least-13-dead-in-nepal-after-protests-against-social-media-ban-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/at-least-13-dead-in-nepal-after-protests-against-social-media-ban-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 13 dead in Nepal after protests against social media ban | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured in Nepal after demonstrations against a government social media ban led to clashes between protesters and security forces.<\/p>\n

Thousands heeded a call by demonstrators describing themselves as Generation Z to gather near the parliament building in Kathmandu over the decision to ban platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube.<\/p>\n

Nepal’s Minister for Communication Prithvi Subba said police had had to use force – which included water cannons, batons and firing rubber bullets.<\/p>\n

The government has said social media platforms need to be regulated to tackle fake news, hate speech and online fraud.<\/p>\n

But popular platforms such as Instagram have millions of users in Nepal, who rely on them for entertainment, news and business.<\/p>\n

Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/a><\/p>\n

For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n

#Nepal #SocialMedia #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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