Nepal has banned China’s TikTok with Immediate effect.
The South Asian country banned the sovial media application because its content “was detrimental to social harmony.”
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma stated that the platform spread malicious content.
She added in a BBC interview that “the ban would come into effect immediately and telecom authorities have been directed to implement the decision”.
The decision comes days after the country introduced a new rule requiring social media firms to set up liaison offices in the country.
TikTok, which has around a billion monthly users, has been banned by several counties including India.
Earlier this year, Montana became the first US state to ban it while the UK Parliament banned it from its network.
TikTok has come under scrutiny from authorities around the world over concerns that data could be passed to the Chinese government.
TikTok is yet to respond to the ban.
