Government Directs All Social Media Platforms to Register Within Seven Days

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has urged all social media platforms operating in Nepal to register within seven days. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the ministry instructed both domestic and foreign platforms that are yet to be registered to contact the ministry and complete the registration process within the given deadline.

This move follows a directive from the Supreme Court’s full bench, which had ordered the government to make registration mandatory before allowing the operation of social media platforms, particularly in connection with a contempt of court case. Acting on the court’s order, the Cabinet made the decision on Bhadra 9 and the ministry subsequently issued the public notice.

With this decision, all social media platforms must now be legally registered in Nepal before providing their services.