A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli decided to lift the ban on TikTok with certain conditions, including signing an agreement with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, sources said.
“It was raised as a matter of policy. However, the company has to meet our conditions to implement the decision,” said Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung.
Gurung, also a government spokesperson, said all social media should be included in the Ministry in accordance with Section 3 of the “Social Media Operating Guideline 2080”. After that, a point in the contract should be specified as per Clause 6.
TikTok representatives agreed to appear in Nepal and set the point of the contract, he said.
The government has also set four more conditions, the minister explained to the media.
The conditions set by the government are aimed at supporting the promotion of tourism, security and digital literacy and making public education information technology-based, Gurung said.
Nepal banned TikTok on November 12 last year, claiming that the social media site was responsible for disturbing social harmony in the Himalayan nation, a move that sparked widespread criticism from the general public.
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