Discord to Insta: Making of Gen Z stir
KATHMANDU, Sept. 15 -- A former DJ and his obscure Nepalese non-profit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country's new interim leadership.
Sudan Gurung, the 36-year-old founder of Hami Nepal (We are Nepal), used the Discord messaging app and Instagram to mobilise massive demonstrations that forced KP Sharma Oli to resign, a dozen people involved in the demonstrations said.
The group used VPNs to access banned platforms and issued calls to action that reached tens of thousands of young people, they added.
Hami Nepal's early social media posts on Discord became so influential that they were referenced on national television.
As protests grew viol...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.