At least 10 people have been killed in Nepal after protests over a government ban on dozens of social media platforms – including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X – led to violent clashes with police.
The government, led by the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps that it says have failed to comply with new regulations.
That’s unreal, I cannot believe how quick some of these governments open fire on their own citizens and expect no response
I can (sadly) believe it easily. What gets me every time, though, is that there are people just itching for a chance to unload live ammo on their fellow compatriots. There has never been a shortage of psychopath strongmen who are willing to sacrifice everything (except themselves and their own), but what I simply cannot grasp for the life of me is that there are monsters willing to do that for just a few peanuts a month more than the poor bastard they’re murdering. Yet, there’s tens of thousands of them and they’re queueing up for the chance to do this.
That will simply never compute in my mind. Can’t possibly wrap my limited brain around it, never will.
Agreed, but I also can’t believe how quick some people are to provoke the government into action like that. It’s going to sound cold, but there’s no social media company I’d protest for, and I certainly wouldn’t be there if I thought it would provoke a violent response.
They’re not banning all forms of social media. They’re trying to stop fraud crimes and they’re demanding a guaranteed human being who will be the liaison for criminal investigations.
Even if you see nefarious purposes behind that, it’s not worth your life.