Nepal’s government said last week it would require social-media companies to set up liaison offices in the country.
Photo: prakash mathema/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesNEW DELHI—Nepal is banning TikTok over concerns that the video platform is “disturbing social harmony,” joining a growing list of countries that have partially or completely banned the popular Chinese-owned app.
Nepal’s cabinet, led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal , decided to ban TikTok on Monday, said Rekha Sharma , the minister of communication and information technology.
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prakash mathema, ”, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Rekha Sharma
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Agence France
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DELHI, Nepal