Social Media Banned In Nepal on Thursday (September 4, 2025) decided to ban as many as 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, citing their failure to meet the deadline to comply with registration requirements in Nepal.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said it “has ordered the Nepal Telecommunication Authority to make inactive all non-registered social media sites until they are registered.
The government again, on August 28, set a seven-day deadline for social media platforms to register in Nepal.
The government has decided to block 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube, citing a Supreme Court directive.
The court also ordered that foreign broadcasters obtain permission to operate in Nepal and instructed the government to draft the necessary regulations.
The Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, on Thursday, according to ministry sources. Although the decision has not yet been formally announced, it is expected to be enforced immediately through the Nepal Telecommunications Authority.