Nepal lifts ban on social media platforms after protests where police killed 19 people

KATMANDU: Nepal’s government lifted ban on social media platforms Tuesday a day after violent street protests that left at least 19 people killed. Some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube were blocked last week, followed by a massive protest rally in the capital Kathmandu on Monday. Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire Monday on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media. The Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak also resigned late Monday at an emergency Cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli.