1. Background: Why was the ban imposed? On 4th September 2025, the Nepal government took a shocking step. It suddenly banned 26 major social media platforms ( Facebook , Instagram , WhatsApp, YouTube, X/Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Reddit, Signal etc.) . This was the reason why the youth considered this ban as a direct attack on democratic rights and freedom of expression . https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-8845444968276825&output=html&h=280&slotname=3284012530&adk=4072970317&adf=1827660807&pi=t.ma~as.3284012530&w=639&fwrn=4&fwrnh=0&lmt=1757400111&rafmt=1&armr=3&format=639×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhindi.vaartha.com%2Fnepal-government-back-after-jan-z%2Finternational%2F60516%2F&host=ca-host-pub-2644536267352236&fwr=0&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&aieuf=1&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTQwLjAuNzMzOS44MCIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjY0IixbWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjE0MC4wLjczMzkuODAiXSxbIk5vdD1BP0JyYW5kIiwiMjQuMC4wLjAiXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxNDAuMC43MzM5LjgwIl1dLDBd&abgtt=7&dt=1757400111547&bpp=7&bdt=142&idt=7&shv=r20250904&mjsv=m202509040101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Deab31ccc8c741b98%3AT%3D1755776543%3ART%3D1757400103%3AS%3DALNI_MZicT4SmFTcoSl_Z8NBBqMzUObPdQ&gpic=UID%3D00001183dd1fd158%3AT%3D1755776543%3ART%3D1757400103%3AS%3DALNI_Ma7rfOfS1peSJgchvouqW32plKuhA&eo_id_str=ID%3D111db54bb5c73988%3AT%3D1755776543%3ART%3D1757400103%3AS%3DAA-AfjZtT8CIKhXN2UW8KTi_it96&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=1&correlator=4789055290563&frm=20&pv=1&rplot=4&u_tz=330&u_his=7&u_h=1024&u_w=1280&u_ah=984&u_aw=1280&u_cd=24&u_sd=1&dmc=8&adx=147&ady=1164&biw=1265&bih=897&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=95369803%2C95370330%2C42533294%2C95371477%2C95371230&oid=2&pvsid=5010031647862584&tmod=1291605904&uas=0&nvt=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fhindi.vaartha.com%2Flatest-news%2F&fc=1920&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C1280%2C984%2C1280%2C897&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeEbr%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&bz=1&td=1&tdf=2&psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&nt=1&pgls=CAEaBTYuOC4y~CAEQBBoHMS4xNTguMA..&ifi=5&uci=a!5&btvi=1&fsb=1&dtd=13 2. … Read more