{"id":405945,"date":"2025-04-12T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=405945"},"modified":"2025-04-12T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:54:11","slug":"social-media-will-be-shut-down-if-not-registered-by-mid-april-communication-minister-gurung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2025\/04\/12\/405945.html","title":{"rendered":"Social media will be shut down if not registered by mid-April: Communication Minister Gurung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rupandehi<\/strong>: Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has issued a firm warning to social media companies operating in Nepal without official registration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-405946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Minister-Gurun-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Speaking at a program in Rupandehi, Minister Gurung stated that platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and YouTube will face shutdown if they fail to register with the Nepal government by mid-April.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the move aims to curb the increasing number of scams being perpetrated via social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting global practices, he added, &#8220;Social media platforms are registered and pay taxes in many countries, including our neighbor India. They must do the same here in Nepal. It&#8217;s time they fulfill their responsibilities toward the Nepali state as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Minister Gurung clarified that the government\u2019s intention is not to shut down online media outlets in general. \u201cThere is a misconception that online news media will also be regulated or shut down. This is not true. The constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press will remain protected,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also revealed that the government is preparing to introduce several media-related bills, including one concerning the Press Council. Discussions are ongoing to resolve issues related to the appointment of the Council\u2019s chairperson.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a bill focused on cybersecurity is being finalized and is expected to be tabled in the upcoming session of Parliament. A comprehensive Mass Communication Bill is also in the works, aimed at organizing media operations and ensuring that working journalists receive fair compensation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He emphasized that the move aims to curb the increasing number of scams being perpetrated via social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":405946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,4,76,5],"tags":[],"reporter":[],"class_list":["post-405945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-cover","category-english","category-en-news","category-society","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405945"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405948,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405945\/revisions\/405948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405945"},{"taxonomy":"reporter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reporter?post=405945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}