Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- K.P. Sharma Oli-led government, on Thursday, imposed a ban on 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, after they failed to meet the deadline to register with authorities in Nepal.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, through a public notice, instructed the Nepal Telecommunication Authority to deactivate all unregistered platforms until they complete the registration process.

The government had repeatedly urged social media companies to register, most recently setting a final seven-day deadline on August 28. That deadline expired at midnight on Wednesday, September 3.

Earlier that day, Ministry spokesperson Gajendra Thakur had expressed hope ...