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Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests: Report

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests against corruption

Nepal’s Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung says the ban is ‘withdrawn’.

Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms following mass protests and the killing of 19 people in clashes with security forces, a government minister said.

Cabinet spokesman and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung said early on Tuesday that the government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week.

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