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Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

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286 points saikatsg | 5 comments | 05 Sep 25 11:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.515s | source
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fzeindl ◴[05 Sep 25 12:17 UTC] No.45137659[source]▶
Apart from the reasons for this block: Why do these decisions always have to be black and white. I believe it would benefit mental health if Facebook was blocked one day per week so people are forced to live a day without it.

Same with combustion vehicles and the climate: block cars in cities a couple of days per week, individually selected per person.

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1. entuno ◴[05 Sep 25 12:27 UTC] No.45137720[source]▶
IIRC Paris has done something that in the past - you could only drive in the city on certain days depending on the registration of your car (even vs odd numbers).
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2. ktosobcy ◴[05 Sep 25 12:28 UTC] No.45137726[source]▶
But it was just a step towards more banning, which had great result (less traffic, more people circulating on foot, less pollution)
3. crossroadsguy ◴[05 Sep 25 12:28 UTC] No.45137734[source]▶
And people with multiple cars, multiple registration years, or maybe just people with means, will be the most affected.
4. orwin ◴[05 Sep 25 12:31 UTC] No.45137761[source]▶
Still happens every time air pollution gets too high.
5. Cthulhu_ ◴[05 Sep 25 12:44 UTC] No.45137859[source]▶
And with great results: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/12/..., https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43665793