New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Nepal has banned 26 major social media and communication platforms that failed to register themselves with the government's registration requirement. They are Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X (previously known as Twitter), WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and Reddit. The move occurs after a Supreme Court directive in a contempt matter, which advised the government to have all domestic and foreign-origin online portals register with government authorities prior to conducting business in the nation and to censor content that is considered harmful.

This decision was made by the government when all the companies had not registered according to the given deadline. The seven-day deadline for mandatory registration set by the government...