Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- August, each time the KP Sharma Oli government pushed for mandatory registration of the social media platforms, it cited Social Media Operation Directives enforced by its predecessor Pushpa Kamal Dahal administration as justification.

Clause 3 of the 15-point directives issued in November 2023 makes it mandatory for any individual or organisation operating or preparing to operate a social media platform in Nepal to get registered with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

In March, a 30-day call was made, asking the social media platforms to register citing the same directives. Various Supreme Court verdicts have reinforced the government position.

A full text of a verdict from September last ...