Nepal, Sept. 4 -- The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), an umbrella organization of journalists in Nepal, has condemned the government's decision to ban unregistered social media platforms, calling the move immature.

In a statement, FNJ General Secretary Ram Prasad Dahal said the government's decision to shut down social media was immature and obstructed citizens' right to information.

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He said, "Shutting down social media, which citizens use extensively for the exchange of information, means depriving them of their right to information. The government should have facilitated it, not imposed a ban. The decision to close it is immature."

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