Nepal Scraps Social-Media Ban After Clashes Kill 19 People

Nepal’s government scrapped a days-old prohibition on social-media after the ban sparked deadly clashes between police and protesters that local media reported left 19 people dead and 347 injured.

Nepal’s Minister for Communication, Information and Broadcasting Prithvi Subba Gurung announced the government had withdrawn its earlier decision to ban several social media platforms, saying after an emergency Cabinet meeting on Monday that it was “addressing the demand of Gen-Z.”