2023-11-14 03:35:00
The popular video-sharing platform, which has nearly 1 billion users, faces restrictions in several countries and is accused of violating data laws. In addition, alarms were raised due to its possible harmful effects on youth.
“The decision to ban it has been taken and the authorities are taking care of the technical issues,” reported the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma.
Sharma explained that the government made the decision because TikTok is systematically used to share content to “disrupt social harmony and affect family structures and social relationships.”
The official did not specify if there was a determining fact that led the government to make the decision.
Gagan Thapa, leader of the Nepali Congress party, which is part of the government coalition, stated that it seems that the executive seeks to “suppress freedom of expression.”
This decision was announced after Nepal implemented a regulation that requires social networks operating in the country to establish an office.
TikTok is the sixth most used social network in the world, according to the marketing agency We Are Social.
However, it is registering strong growth among young audiences, compared to its rivals, Facebook and Instagram.
Several countries have launched initiatives to tighten control over social networks due to the impact that this technology may have on young people.
Other governments that put the magnifying glass on TikTok
France. The government removed it from officials’ phones.
Canada followed the same example.
Sweden and Denmark. Both countries consider it a risk for “security” reasons.
USA Trump assured that it threatened national security and Biden did not deny it.
There are suspicions about the privacy of the data obtained by one of the social networks with the largest number of users in the world: around 1 billion use it.
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