Nepal Bans TikTok

Nepal , Bans TikTok.
Nepal , Bans TikTok.
On Nov. 13, Nepal's government banned TikTok
because it believes the popular social media app is
disrupting the country's "social harmony," NPR reports. .
The decision will go into effect
immediately, Foreign Minister
Narayan Prakash Saud said.
The government has decided to ban
TikTok as it was necessary to regulate
the use of the social media platform
that was disrupting social harmony,
goodwill and flow of indecent materials, Narayan Prakash Saud, Nepal's foreign minister, via statement.
Saud said that the government previously
asked social media "companies to register and
open a liaison office in Nepal," NPR reports.
The companies were also asked to pay taxes and adhere to Nepal's laws and regulations.
The companies were also asked to pay taxes and adhere to Nepal's laws and regulations.
It is not clear if TikTok
refused Nepal's requests.
The country's decision comes as the social media platform has faced scrutiny in several countries.
The U.S., Britain and New Zealand have
banned government employees from
having the app on their phones, NPR reports. .
They are reportedly concerned about the way
in which TikTok may use user data, particularly
when it comes to the Chinese government.
TikTok has denied sharing data and claims
that it never would, even if asked to do so.