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TikTok
initiates registration process in Nepal (kh
05/12/2023)
Hearing
of writ petition against TikTok ban put off citing lack
of time (kh 05/12/2023)
Communication
ministry submits written clarification to SC over TikTok
ba : The ministry says the decision to ban TikTok was
taken after it became impossible to regulate activities
on the social media platform (rep 04/12/2023), PM
Dahal indicates potential lift of TikTok ban
(kh 04/12/2023)
Tiktok
ban: What does it mean for the future of democracy in
Nepal? Banning TikTok can be seen as another form of
infringing on the right to freedom of speech?, by
Pragya Neupane (rep 03/12/2023)
PM
Dahal submits written clarification to SC, citing social
concerns for TikTok ban (rep 01/12/2023)
Digital
platforms responsible for increasing VAWG cases, by
Pritam Bhattarai (rn 01/12/2023)
TikTok’s
triumph and turmoil in Nepal : The rapid ascent of
TikTok has undoubtedly sent shockwaves through
long-standing social and information technology giants,
prompting speculation about the impact of its meteoric
success, by Rabindra Adhikary (ae 30/11/2023)
Government
considering banning Snapchat, Tinder, and Telegram
(kh 29/11/2023) [Regular,
well-founded information about the dangers of these
media and monitoring their misuse would make more sense
than restricting people's freedoms!]
NTA
issues ultimatum to internet service providers regarding
TikTok ban compliance (kh 29/11/2023)
On
TikTok Ban, by Dixya Poudel (rn 29/11/2023)
Nepal's
TikTok Ban : Communism's Clash with the Creative Economy,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 28/11/2023)
TikTok
ban won’t stop Nepali netizens : Why TikTok was
different and what next after the platform was blocked
by the government, by Saniaa Shah (nt 24/11/2023)
Nepal
Police warns against VPN use for banned TikTok (kh
22/11/2023) [This proves the
delusion and incompetence of the Nepalese government.
VPN is extremely important for the cyber security of
internet users. Should it be banned now, too?]
Idea
Jar Company introduces 'Ramailo' App: a feature-packed
alternative to TikTok (rep 21/11/2023)
Free
speech advocates decry social media directive saying it
oversteps Electronic Transactions Act : Government on
Monday released the full text of the directive issued on
November 10 (kp 21/11/2023)
Stooping
too low? We have bridged the digital divide, but the
knowledge divide on digital media use is widening,
by Dharma Adhikari (kp 20/11/2023)
TikTok
Ban Under Scanner, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
19/11/2023), Internet
traffic grows sharply in Nepal after TikTok ban : The
growth suggests users are exploring loopholes to bypass
national restrictions and access the platform, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 20/11/2023), Unjustified
TikTok ban, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 20/11/2023)
The
cost of banning TikTok : Policymakers should focus on
regulating content rather than imposing blanket bans,
by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 19/11/2023)
Around
70 percent of spending on bandwidth purchase was
spent on TikTok: NTA (rep 18/11/2023)
Unraveling
the culture and politics of Tiktok : The ban on
TikTok poses a challenge and jeopardizes the
individual freedoms that the democratic system
aims to protect. It might just open a Pandora’s
box that we may not want to travel down the path
it opens, by Alok K Bohara (nlt 16/11/2023),
TikTok
expresses concern as debate over its ban rages on :
Government seems determined to impose the ban. Critics
say the platform should be better regulated, not banned,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/11/2023), TikTok
ban faces legal firestorm at SC, Preliminary hearing on
November 20 (kh 17/11/2023)
Govt
decides to shut down TikTok in Nepal (kh
13/11/2023), Did
political consensus drive the govt’s ban on TikTok in
Nepal? (kh 14/11/2023), Ban
on TikTok is violation of constitutional freedom:
Stakeholders (kh 14/11/2023), PM
Dahal justifies TikTok ban as measure to tackle social
chaos (kh 14/112023)
Nepal
implements new regulations for social media platforms,
makes it mandatory for them to register with govt within
three months (rep10/11/2023), What
not to do on social media? Govt unveils a long list
(ae 10/11/2023)
Moderating
Social Media Instigation, by Hari Shrestha (rn
09/11/2023)
Govt
tightening grips against Chinese social media app Tiktok
(kh 05/11/2023), TikTok
and beyond : The regulation of the social media site was
due. But it should not be a pretext to suppress free
speech (kp 07/11/2023)
Social
Media: A Seedbed for Juvenile Delinquency, by
Diwakar Dhakal (rep 25/09/2023)
Harrowing
reality of online exploitation among children (ae
31/08/2023), Children
at risk of sexual misbehavior through internet: Study
(ae 31/08/2023)
Political
parties struggle to curb cadres’ social media activity :
Attempts to discourage open discussions won’t help
democracy, in view of experts, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 08/08/2023)
Breaking
bad on social media!, by Prerana Marasini (ae
31/07/2023)
Why
Tootle failed in Nepal : There are lessons to be learned
from this revolutionary ride-sharing app, which offers
valuable lessons about the importance of legal
compliance, user-centric app development, by Pranab
Malla (nlt 31/07/2023)
Influencer
marketers leave celebrities behind : Businesses see
social media as an efficient way to advertise their
products and services, by Subin Adhikari (kp
27/07/2023)
A
digital pact to counter online hate : We need a common
understanding that paves the way to a Digital Pact that
the government at all levels should promote in
partnership with other stakeholders, by Simone
Galimberti (nlt 16/07/2023)
An
app for everything : People are downloading so many
apps, it is important to be mindful and set usage limits,
by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 11/06/2023)
Lure
of easy money leads Nepalis into traps of online
fraudsters : The scams mainly take place through social
media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or
through websites such as Google and Yahoo!, by Anup
Ojha (kp 25/04/2023)
TikTok
Live being used to lure clients for sex massage : Spa
operators say just around three dozens of around 400
centres in Kathmandu Valley offer ethical services for
mental and physical wellness. The rest are into shady
business, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/04/2023)
Question
of morality: President Bhandari converts official
Twitter account into personal : The official handle of
the President’s office now has been renamed to
@bidyadbhandari (nlt 18/03/2023) [???]
Digital
platforms account for rampant cases of violence: Report
(rn 08/03/2023)
Insensitivity
on social media, by Cilla Khatry (ae 03/03/2023)
Police
nab a youth for defrauding US-based Nepali national
online : In the past six months, 560 complaints of
hacking social media accounts have been reported. Nearly
80 percent of them involve Facebook users, by Anup
Ojha (kp 11/02/2023)
New
media takes citizens’ engagement in political discourse
to new level : Political leaders find it easier to
communicate their ideas to a wider audience through
social media, which has ‘democratised’ discourse but
also fuelled polarisation, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
06/02/2023)
ikTok
becoming a new platform for online gambling in Nepal :
Police say they find it hard to arrest gamblers, who use
fake identities, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/01/2023)
Doctored
images and out-of-context videos spread misinformation
during Nepal elections (kh 13/12/2022)
Most women
journalists face online violence: Study.
Facebook Messenger is the most commonly used
platform for online abuse, according to the
report prepared by Media Advocacy Group, by
Anup Ojha (kp 01/12/2022)
Fighting
Fake News For Fair Polls, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
23/10/2022)
Election
Commission joins hands with social media giants to rein
in misinformation : Officials working with Facebook,
Twitter and TikTok on fake news, monitoring ad spending,
by Anup Ojha (kp 15/102022)
Digital
services provided by foreign firms to be taxed from
tomorrow : Digital service providers such as YouTube,
Facebook, Twitter, Netflix and others will have to
register in Nepal from July 17, officials say, by
Pawan Pandey (kp 16/07/2022)
CIB
request public to be aware of fraudulent acts on social
media (rep 25/06/2022)
The
double-edged sword of social media : People are spending
more time in the digital world for social credit and
revenue. As a result, infomedic is rapidly spreading,
by Diwakar Dhakal (nlt 18/06/2022)
Impact
Of Social Media On Journalism, by Aashish Mishra (rn
18/06/2022)
Social
Media Spur Communicative Action, by Kundan Aryal (rn
10/06/2022)
Internet
addiction: Nepali students locked down in virtual world
: With the increasing penetration of the internet, the
active number of people, especially youths, is also on
the rise. Despite knowing the consequences of excessive
social media use, youths are caught up in the internet,
by Sakshi Srivastav (nlt 31/05/2022)
Regulating
social media during election silence period to be
challenge (kh 10/05/2022)
Season
of lies : The range of dissemination possible in the
social media age helps amplify false information (kp
06/05/2022)
Election
infowar goes digital : Social media, more than the
mainstream press, now has the power to make or break
candidates, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 06/05/2022)
Digital
discrimination : Increasing internet and social media
use fosters exchange and visibility, but comes with its
own dangers, by JB Biswokarma (nt 06/05/2022)
Addressing
gender violence in cyberspace, by Prasansha Rimal
(rec 24/03/2022)
Govt
not trying to control individually-run YouTube channels:
Secretary Dr Aryal (rep 16/03/2022)
A
song that took the country by storm : Prakash Saput’s
music video portrays the disillusionment of former
Maoist fighters while depicting the real story of
society, observers say, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/03/2022)
[watch song
video], Too
close to the bone : Perhaps there's more truth in the
song than what politicians want us to believe (kp
16/03/2022) [Definitely! The
Maoists have waged a militant people's war. Since then,
their leaders have forgotten their former concerns just
as they now deny their former rank and file who had to
do the dirty work for them.], Singer
Saput censors 'Pir' video (rep 20/03/2022)
Will
Netflix/YouTube Apply for license to operate in Nepal?,
by Suman Siwakoti (rep 10/03/2022)
Youtubers
Pariyar and Chiluwal arrested (kh 09/03/2022)
Misinformation,
disinformation, false news and trial by social media :
Unchecked false and fake news and videos are rife online
and they can affect investigations as well as harm the
victims, experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
07/03/2022), Gravitating
to your biases : People don’t seem to find or look for
news anymore; instead, it’s the news that finds them
(kp 08/03/2022)
Home
Ministry warns of action against fake news spreaders
(kh 05/03/2022)
Nepal’s
social media platforms are full of false information and
sensational content regarding MCC grants. Is it
disinformation for clickbait or organized propaganda?,
by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 21/02/2022), De-sensationalizing
the MCC debate : Media and social media have a very
important role to play when it comes to spreading
knowledge and awareness about the MCC Compact, by
Sudeep Uprety (nlt 22/02/2022)
Govt
warns of action against those posting photos, videos in
social media platforms without consent (rep
28/01/2022)
Face-to-face
to counter Facebook : How Nepal can develop ‘herd
immunity’ against disinformation, lies and propaganda on
social media, by Sakar Pudasaini (nt 03/12/2021)
Prior
permission mandatory for advertising goods on social
networking sites (kh 27/10/2021)
Facebook,
WhatsApp, Instagram resume services after six hours
(kh 05/10/2021)
Social
media: Promote ethical journalism, by Bharat Chand
(ht 22/09/2021)
Police
complaint filed against misinformation about MCC on
social media (kh 19/09/2021)
Police
personnel barred from using TikTok, other social media
(rep 18/09/2021)
Social
Sites Turn Simulacra, by Kundan Aryal (rn
03/09/2021)
Social
Media: Activism or amusement? Social media generally
holds nothing beyond entertainment value for many,
by Ameesha Rayamajhi (kp 29/08/2021)
One
arrested for misusing photo of President, PM (kh
25/07/2021)
Press
Council’s censure of social media posts draws
condemnation, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/06/2021)
Mansplaining,
misogyny, and trolling on Clubhouse, by Nirvana
Bhandary (rec 24/06/2021)
Clubhouse
of Nepal : Social media app Clubhouse is sparking the
vital political and social debates that the pandemic had
made impossible, by Biswas Baral (ae 10/06/2021)
Police
warn against social media misuse (kh 07/06/2021)
Fact
Check: Is this elderly woman applauding the increase in
old-age allowance? (kh 04/06/2021)
Police
misbehaviour with citizens under scanner, thanks to
social media, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/06/2021)
Youths
using social media for better utilisation of resources
amid COVID crisis (ht 08/05/2021)
Social
media comes to the rescue of some in search of Covid-19
treatment : Platforms dedicated to help those in need of
beds, oxygen, therapeutics have sprung up as the
strain on the healthcare system grows, by Shuvam
Dhungana (kp 03/05/2021)
Prospects
Of Social Media, by Kundan Aryal (rn 26/02/2021)
Draft
directives to regulate social media give authorities
power to define decency : Provisions of the directives,
to be enforced by the Department of Information
Technology, are from the controversial Information
Technology Bill which is in Parliament., by Bijay
Timalsina (kp 13/02/2021), New
directives to control online media worry free speech
proponents (ht 13/02/2021)
New
directives to regulate media, social networking sites in
offing (ht 10/02/2021) [Media
censorship in preparation!]
NC
demands immediate release of its cadre arrested for
criticising NCP leader Mahesh Basnet on Facebook
(rep 31/12/2020)
Extensive
Use Of Digital Media, by Dixya Poudel (rn
04/11/2020)
Nepal
Police HQ directs Cyber Bureau to take action against
rapper ‘Vten’ (rep 29/10/2020), Patan
High Court bars arrest of “Vten” on charge of promoting
vulgar language (rep 03/11/2020)
Man
arrested for running offensive Facebook page (ht
18/10/2020)
Governing
YouTubers To Curb Fake Information, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 03/10/2020)
Ruling
party calls on cadres to stop criticising its policies
on social media : Leaders and analysts see this as a
step to shrink democratic space within the party
as well as the larger society and it will be
opposed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/09/2020) [The
extremely bad policies of the so-called party leaders
must urgently be criticised by the cadres as well. It is
the duty of every concerned democrat!]
Only
one percent Nepalis trust social media platforms: Survey
(rep 08/06/2020)
One
held for posting PM’s morphed photo (ht 16/05/2020)
Social
Media Emerging As Primary Source Of News For COVID-19,
by Aashish Mishra (rn 14/05/2020)
Cyber
Bureau arrests journo for social media post (ht
01/05/2020)
Former
secy arrested for cyber offence (ht 24/04/2020), Freedom
Forum concerned (ht 24/04/2020), Attorney’s
office file a court case against former government
secretary Upadhyaya for cyber crime: Upadhyaya was
arrested for his critical comments against the Oli
government on his social media, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 27/04/2020), It's
a free country: The government must remember it is
serving a democratic country where people have a voice
(kp 27/04/2020), Former
secy charged with ‘defaming govt, prime minister’
(ht 27/04/2020), Former
secy Upadhyay’s arrest shows govt hell-bent on silencing
critics (rep 27/04/2020)
Social
media influencers have power, and now is time to
exercise it responsibly: Given the impact social media
influencers have on people and their
information-disseminating prowess, they may now be more
powerful than ever, by Ankit Khadgi (kp 28/03/2020)
Fighting
the virus of fake news in the time of coronavirus:
Social media users should exercise prudence and control
their urge to share information on various platforms,
experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/03/2020)
House
panel’s letter to police reflects lawmakers’ low
understanding of law and court rulings: Public Accounts
Committee breached its jurisdiction by instructing
police to book two people for cybercrime, legal experts
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/02/2020)
Ad
agencies want cards worth upto $5,000 to pay for social
media posts: Nepal’s commercial banks are currently
allowed to provide foreign currency exchange of upto
$3,000 to ‘service importers’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 20/02/2020)
Here’s
how the popular Routine of Nepal Banda runs: The page
started as an outlet to disseminate information on
bandas. But today, with more than 1.5 million likes on
Facebook and 600,000 followers on Instagram, it is
changing the way Nepalis consume news, by Ankit
Khadgi (kp 19/02/2020)
Social
media is unsocial, by Looniva Rajbhandari (rep
14/01/2020)
Bill
allows govt to shut down unregistered social media sites
(rep 06/01/2020)
Youtube
becoming a learning platform for school teachers, by
Dinesh Subedi (kp 18/11/2019)
After
disputes over editing, Wikipedia disables further
editing on Kalapani entry: Citizens from India and Nepal
were found making over 100 attempts to edit the
“Kalapani Territory” page following last week’s
development, by Pawan Pandey (kp 14/11/2019)
CM
Shahi fails to implement ban on social media in govt
offices, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 19/10/2019)
Finding
fame, and the right words, on the right social medium:
After a global takeover by Instagram poets, Nepali poets
are now making their way to the social media platform,
by Sweksha Karna (kp 18/10/2019)
Social
media users welcome Xi, criticize govt for ignoring
public, by Priyanka Adhikari (rep 13/10/2019)
Pushpa
Kamal Dahal wants people to restrain themselves on
social media: Analysts say Dahal’s statement might be
indicative of the current government’s intention of
controlling social media, by Tika R. Pradhan and
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 29/09/2019) [What
would it be like if the top politicians held back a
little more from their power struggles and finally
tackled what they were elected for?]
Press
Council wants to monitor journalists’ social media use
because it wants them to be ‘role models’: Amendments to
the Journalist Code of Conduct could stifle journalists’
freedom of expression on social media, rights advocates
say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 27/09/2019)
On
social media, Nepalis are forever at war: This week, the
video of Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai’s entourage
delaying a flight, has enraged people on all sides of
the aisle, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 17/09/2019), Statements
by ruling party’s youth wing against democratic values,
analysts say: Both the NCP and the central body of Yuwa
Sangh appeared to distance themselves from the district
chapters’ statements, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
17/09/2019)
How
young videographers are breaking the mould: With the
rise of social media and increase in demand for sleek
online videos, young people are taking videography as a
full-time profession, by June Karkee (kp 16/09/2019)
Youngsters
increasingly taking to social media for confessions
(rep 09/09/2019)
Away
from a society that judges, Nepali women are turning to
Facebook for help: Thousands of Nepali women have joined
closed—and secret—Facebook groups in search of
solidarity, friendship and safe space, by Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 29/07/2019)
Under
the guise of ‘dark humour’, Nepali meme pages promote
racism and misogyny, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
21/06/2019)
How
a video of a film review provoked police complaint
against a meme page: Free speech advocates and online
content creators say powerful people are misusing
criminal laws to curtail freedom of expression, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 02/06/2019), Comedian
in police custody for a video reviewing the
film Bir Bikram 2: Responding to a complaint filed
by the film’s director, police detained stand-up
comedian Pranesh Gautam on Friday, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 08/06/2019) [A fatal attack
on the freedom of opinion!!!], Netizens
question freedom of expression as Meme Nepal's Gautam
lands in police custody (rep 10/06/2019), In
stunning continuation, comedian remains in detention
despite widespread calls for his release: Even as #Free
Pranesh Gautam was trending on Twitter, prominent
filmmakers released a statement supporting the
comedian’s arrest, by Bhrikuti Rai and Tsering D.
Gurung (kp 13/06/2019) [This is
what Oli in his Oxford speech has called 'freedom of
opinion'!], Activists
protest against arrest of a YouTuber (ht
13/06/2019), Calling
a spade a spade: Pranesh simply said what he felt about
the movie and is paying a hefty price for that, by
Prajita Gupta (kp 14/06/2019), Police
say they’re holding comedian Pranesh Gautam in custody
for ‘few more days’: The 24-year-old comedian was
released from custody on Thursday night but was brought
to the court by the police on Friday, after which he was
taken back to the police station, by Bhrikuti Rai
(kp 15/06/2019)
Five
arrested in two months for ‘misusing’ social sites
against high-level state officials: Detainees are
accused of posting contents that police say are deemed
‘indecent’, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/05/2019)
In
Tikapur, social media sites being blamed for child
marriages, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 19/05/2019)
Social
media changing the fortunes of new entrepreneurs, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 17/05/2019)
Social
Media Threats Loom Large, by Niranjan Sahoo (rn
08/05/2019)
‘Bring
social networking sites under tax net’ (ht
15/04/2019)
Facebook
nation, by Madhu Acharya (nt 12/04/2019), Face-to-face
with Facebook (nt 12/04/2019), Nepal
is
becoming a nation of net addicts: Instead of helping us
communicate, the Internet is making Nepalis lonelier,
unhappy and unproductive, by Sabina Devkota (nt
1204/2019), Nepalis
are drifting to digital media, by Madhu Acharya and
Bhumiraj Chapagain (nt 12/04/2019)
Delusion
of democracy: The internet, designed to enable the free
flow of information, scares governments, by Bimal
Pratap Shah (kp 08/04/2019)
Sub-panel
formed
to prepare IT Bill: t is not meant to control
social media but to regulate it, says
Minister Baskota, by Jagdishor Panday (kp
02/04/2019)
What’s
your
digital footprint? We are broadcasting our personal
message to the real world and collecting likes, loves,
emojis and wishes, instead of doing something meaningful,
by Mukesh Baral (rep 16/03/2019)
Free
the speech: The beauty of the internet is freedom. Let
it be, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 03/03/2019)
Oppn
MPs against harsh punishment for social media posts,
by Ashok Dahal (ht 26/02/2019)
Everything
you
need to know about the government’s new IT bill: In an
attempt to regulate the cyberspace, the K P Sharma Oli
government is trying to give itself enormous new
powers to curb online content, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
23/02/2019)
Following
threats,
popular folk singer Sharma pulls video from YouTube:
Rights advocates call pressure an attack on freedom of
expression, by Anup Ojha and Tika R Pradhan (kp
18/02/2019), Folk
singer Pashupati faces YAN music for satirical song,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/02/2019),
Govt
‘muzzling critical voices under pretext of reasonable
restriction’, by Pratik Rimal (rep
18/02/2019), Public
uproar on social media after song removed from YouTube
(rep 18/02/2019),
An
offer he couldn’t refuse: Self-censorship is dangerous
(kp 19/02/2019), Stop
intimidation:
What the intimidation tactic has done is given those in
the opposition and the angry commoner a platform to hit
back at the government (ht 19/02/2019), Go
with
the flow, not with the gag: The Pashupati Sharma episode
exemplifies new media’s potential to lead public
discourse even when the government looks keen to set
limits, by Mohan Guragain (kp 23/02/2019)
Youth-focussed
panel discusses social media, entrepreneurship and
freedom of speech, by Timothy Aryal (kp 18/02/2019)
Government
set to control social media operation (ht
16/02/2019), Information
technology bill: 1.5 million rupees fine, five years
jail sentence or both proposed (ht 17/02/2019), Stay
out
of eco-chamber: In Nepal, social media has not been used
for liberal democratic debates. It has become a source
to foster large-scale political polarization, by
Biranchi Poudyal (rep 17/02/2019)
Criminals
exploiting social media to swindle unwary people: Police
(ht 14/02/2019)
Govt
pushes IT bill to control social media, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 14/02/2019)
Bill
restricting civil servants from sharing views on social
media cause for concern: Experts, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 12/02/2019)
Move
against parody accounts a ‘bid to stifle freedom of
expression’ (rep 23/01/2019)
Traffic
police rely on social media to book rule violators,
by Anup Ojha (kp 31/12/2018)
NC
leader held for ‘defaming’ Dahal (kp 24/12/2018)
Watch
your words: Online harassment is an epidemic that needs
to be addressed more seriously (kp 13/12/2018)
More
girls being exposed to Facebook abuse, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 11/12/2018)
Social
media marketing shines in Nepal market, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 27/11/2018)
Kavre
schools,
colleges shut over student leader’s arrest: NSU leader
Krishna Dhakal and journalist Kabiraj Dhakal arrested
for posting PM Oli’s distorted photo on Facebook, by
Nagendra Adhikari (kp 12/11/2018)
ICT
in education: If teachers can use social media sites,
they can use educational web applications too, by
Sagun Shrestha (kp 07/11/2018)
Ministry
issues stern social media use policy: Directive bars
comments or posts against government, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 03/11/2018), Social
Media Posing Threat To Democracy?, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 04/11/2018) [??]
Status
update: Social media is likely to promote a dishonest
sense of positivity and communication, by Sakhie
Pant (kp 28/10/2018)
Clerk
fired for sharing Facebook post, by Suresh Yadav
(rep 24/09/2018)
Government
agencies increases digital presence (kp 03/09/2018)
Rise
of digital dystopia: Aided by vague laws, the police can
arrest anybody for expressing an opinion online, by
Samik Kharel (kp 02/09/2018)
Are
celebrities misleading consumers with endorsements on
social media?, by Rupak D Sharma (ht 02/08/2018)
Man
in police custody for posting bad image of PM on
facebook (kp 23/08/2018) [??]
Regulate
social media advertising to boost revenue, government
told (rep 21/08/2018)
Govt
agencies required to use social media (ht
20/08/2018)
Keyboard
warriors: Social media should be used for holding
constructive debates and not belittling others, by
Sagar Bam (kp 05/08/2018)
Governance
in
the age of social media: The gov’t has to take people’s
concerns and aspirations seriously. When there is an
exchange of views, democracy thrives through debate and
self-correction, by Mohan Guragain (kp 21/07/2018)
Police
warn public against misusing social media (kp
28/06/2018)
Life
in social media: The attachment and bonding which people
used to share when there was no social media is fading
away, by Jyoti Sharma (rep 16/06/2018)
Govt
sought details of 110 Facebook users in 2017 (kp
23/05/2018)
Cleaning
up
cyberspaceSocial media has improved lives, but it has
also been used to spread disinformation, by Kabi
Adhikari (kp 12/07/2017)
Deuba
sends
social media into frenzy: PM goes blunt on Sajha Sawal,
heckles members of the audience, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
04/07/2017)
Our
virtual
underbelly: Most alarming and disturbing were videos
that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to
behead Shrestha, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 04/07/2017)
Pluralistic
publics
in the age of social media: All institutions should
become capable of extending positive qualities of
vibrant Nepali public sphere to the online world, by
Pratyoush Onta and Yogesh Raj (kp 03/07/2017)
Social
media
a strong tool this poll season? Difficult to say it
indeed will have an impact on voters: Experts, by
Binod Ghimre (kp 10/05/2017), Why social
media won’t change anything: We’re still a masu-bhat,
raksi and ‘dai ko mama ko party’ type of nation and we
tend to vote accordingly, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
12/05/2017), It’s
party
time on the internet: … but still doubtful if the wave
of digital campaigning in this local election will
translate into votes, by Sonia Awale (nt 12/05/2017)
Persona
of
news sites: We are always looking for new internet
haunts but during our search we often find online tags
that are fragmented, jumbled and confusing, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 28/03/2017)
Online
media
operation code issued (ht 23/03/2017), Writ
petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
(rep 27/03/2017)
Prudent
Use Of Social Media Platform, by Hira Bahadur Thapa
(rn 31/12/2016)
Post-truth
journalism:
Let’s wage war against the trend of selling emotions
over facts on digital platforms, by Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya (kp 06/12/2016)
Journalism
of
‘Pusti’: Children today are fish in technological
waters. Media education should thus be part of the
curricula from primary school level, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 06/12/2016)
Social
media
dangerous, says PM (kp 12/11/2016)
Clear
provision to ensure freedom of expression on internet
sought, by Shraddha Amatya (rep 03/08/2016)
Govt
draws
flak for bid to control news sites (kp 18/06/2016),
Bid
to
restrain online media draws flak (kp 20/06/2016), Pressing
the
freedom: New online media directive could seriously
endanger press freedom (kp 20/06/2016), Govt
forms
team to review online media directive: Govt agrees to
form review team after journalists flay the clauses
contradicting the constitution (kp 22/06/2016), Nepal’s
online
revolution: Its residue, by Kundan Aryal (ht
04/07/2016)
Web
Of Complexity, by Shyam KC (kp 14/06/2016)
Mediterranean
tremors:
A coherent policy on integrating all forms of media,
including platforms like internet, mobile and social
networks is the need of the hour, by Dharma Adhikari
(rep 31/05/2016)
Speak
your
mind: Hallmark of a democracy should be the ease with
which it allows proliferation of ideas, however
unpalatable, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
man
asked to leave Nepal in 2 days (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
ordered
to leave Nepal over tweets (ht 04/05/2016),
No
one
can curb press freedom, says Prez (kp 04/05/2016) [???],
Penner
moves
SC against DoI’s decision (ht 05/05/2016), Tweet
that:
Politically-charged predators on the prowl to pounce on
the next prey with 140 characters, by Bidushi
Dhungel (nt 13/05/2016)
Data,
the
giver: Data on data is a rare commodity here; It is
difficult to say how much information we have been able
to store, transmit or digitize in Nepal, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 23/02/2016)
The
spectre
of the social media: It’s difficult to discern how close
the correlation is between facts on the ground and
fanatical rantings on social media, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 10/10/2015)
Hashtag
revolutions: Social media online movements don't always
result in real change, by Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt
25/09/2015)
War
on
the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the
aftermath of the Tikapur killings point to an urgent
need for social media laws, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
(kp 04/09/2015), Beware
of
fake news: Inaccurate news of the Kailali killings were
an example of how facts can be bent to suit different
versions of the truth, by Bhrikuti Rai (nt
04/09/2015), Any
means
necessary: The media now needs to create a climate for
compromise and put the onus back on the political
parties, by Bidushi Dhungel (rep 04/09/2015)
Social
media
proved effective in disaster response: Stakeholders
(ht 11/06/2015)
Social
media
plays crucial role in communication during the national
crisis (ht 03/05/2015)
Twitter
barbs
sting BRB, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 08/04/2015)
Political
geography
of Nepal’s Twittersphere: About 30,000 tweets that
shared links from popular Nepali news websites were
mined for this analysis, by Bibek Paudel (nt
27/02/2015)
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