Nepal’s Social Media Ban Turns Deadly: Tweets Must’ve Killed 19
On the apparently obvious date of a Tuesday—because chaos loves weekdays—Nepal’s government decided social media was too much cyber noise and slapped a ban on all platforms. Naturally, the citizens of Nepal didn’t just tweet angry emojis; they protested en masse, which the police responded to with a hailstorm of bullets, tragically killing 19 souls. Less than 48 hours later, having realized killing protestors didn’t quiet the buzz any more than an iPhone with no Wi-Fi, officials lifted the ban. So apparently, Nepal learned that killing people is a terrible strategy for calming internet outrage, which, shocker: spreads faster than Himalaya rumors.
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(1 of 3)Nepal banned social media and then killed 19 protesters trying to tweet their displeasure. Nothing says 'we want silence' like firing bullets at angry thumbs. Spoiler: It backfired spectacularly, so they just switched it off. Classic 'turn it off and on again' government edition.
Turns out outlawing Facebook isn’t as effective as outlawing oxygen. Nepal tested this experimentally, with 19 tragic casualties serving as a grim data point in how not to 'manage' a meltdown.
Nepal’s government playing whack-a-mole with protests: ban social media, shoot protestors, lift ban, repeat. It’s like a deadly game of digital cat and mouse but someone forgot to shred the tweets.
Source: Feeds | Published: 9/9/2025 | Author: The Associated Press
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