Kathmandu, June 24 -- Uma Prasai was scrolling through TikTok one evening when she paused on a video featuring her son. He was in a swimming pool, and the camera followed him closely, while music blared in the background. He appeared distressed, pulling away from whoever was filming and trying to get out of frame. The comments underneath were about his behaviour rather than his discomfort. Prasai's son is autistic. She had never given anyone permission to film him.

She did not learn about the video from his school. She learned about it from the internet, the way a stranger might.

The footage had started from a class group chat, where teachers regularly shared photos and videos from school activities. From there, another parent had downl...