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Nepal's Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room (nytimes.com)
6 points by aspenmayer 18 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


> the general trajectory of Nepal, [an expert] said, fits into a broader global pattern. While social media is highly effective at “phase one” of movements — turning people out to protests — it has been less successful in creating “a stable political structure in the long term.”

With the old government deposed, it would have been healthier if the Army (now in control) had reversed the social media ban. And tried to start some sort of process that looked more mature and inclusive, to assemble a new government.


The ban was already lifted before the government resigned: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp98n1eg443o





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