Nepal: PM K P Sharma Oli’s Cabinet Lifts Its 2023 Ban on TikTok for Disturbing Social Harmony, However Conditions Apply

Kathmandu, August 23: Nepal on Thursday lifted the ban imposed on Tiktok, a popular social networking site, with some pre-conditions. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli decided to lift the ban on Tiktok with certain conditions, including signing an agreement with the Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, according to sources.

"It was lifted as a matter of policy. However, the company has to fulfil our conditions to implement the decision,” Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung said. Gurung, also a government spokesperson, said every social network should now be listed in the ministry under Section 3 of the "Social Network Operation Guideline 2080". Nepal Road Accident: 14 Killed As Indian Bus Plunges Into Marsyangdi River in Tanahun, Rescue Operation Underway (See Pics and Videos).

After that, a point of contract should be specified as per clause 6. Tiktok's representatives agreed to be listed in Nepal and set the point of contract, he said. In addition, four more conditions have been set by the government, the minister told the media. The conditions set by the government aim at supporting tourism promotion, digital security and literacy and to make public education based on information technology, Gurung said. Nepal: Former PM KP Sharma Oli Appointed To Head Nepali Congress, CPN-UML Coalition.

Nepal banned Tiktok on November 12 last year, saying the social networking site was responsible for disturbing social harmony in the Himalayan nation, a move that invited widespread criticism from the general public.