KATHMANDU — Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Aug 22, more than nine months after outlawing the popular video sharing app for disturbing 'social harmony and goodwill'.
Protestors against the ban on TikTok taking part in a demonstration in Kathmandu on Nov 18, 2023.KATHMANDU — Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Aug 22, more than nine months after outlawing the popular video sharing app for disturbing "social harmony and goodwill".
Sporadic street protests erupted, with users saying the ban cut off a source of income and shut down a forum for free speech. TikTok had 2.2 million users in Nepal at the time, according to the Internet Service Providers' Association of Nepal.
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