Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- Amid the reluctance of many social media platforms to register in Nepal, the Supreme Court has ruled that they should be mandatorily listed and subjected to the monitoring and supervision of a competent authority.

An extended full bench of the top court has said that digital media and social media networks should also be made responsible and held accountable, and the use of social media under false or fictitious identities should be discouraged.

The full text of the verdict from September 29 last year, relating to a case against sidhakura.com, a Kathmandu-based news website and YouTube channel, issued on Saturday says: " and social media platforms of domestic or foreign origin should be mandatorily registered with ...