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Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

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286 points saikatsg | 4 comments | 05 Sep 25 11:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dahsameer ◴[05 Sep 25 12:42 UTC] No.45137841[source]▶
I'm from Nepal. The bans are implemented in a pretty straightforward way: ISPs simply don't resolve DNS queries for these services. switch your DNS, and you're good to go. There are 26 apps that were banned: Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Reddit, Discord, Pinterest, Signal, Threads, WeChat, Quora, Tumblr, Clubhouse, Mastodon, MeWe, Rumble, VK, Line, IMO, Zalo, Soul, and Hamro Patro.
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qwerty456127 ◴[05 Sep 25 19:48 UTC] No.45142840[source]▶
Blocking Signal or Reddit sounds bizarre for a civilized democratic country. What sense can that make other than denying people the right for privacy of personal communications or uncensored information access? I am very surprised Nepal goes this way.
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stainablesteel ◴[05 Sep 25 20:07 UTC] No.45143033[source]▶
maybe this is odd but i just have to ask, do you consider reddit usage to be the sign of a civilized democracy?
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1. skirge ◴[05 Sep 25 20:13 UTC] No.45143099[source]▶
reddit makes no harm, thus there is no reason to block it.
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2. skinnymuch ◴[05 Sep 25 21:10 UTC] No.45143673[source]▶
Reddit is a western American site while western hegemony exists. There’s always a reason for the global south to block western sites/companies
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3. qwerty456127 ◴[05 Sep 25 21:33 UTC] No.45143875[source]▶
Sure - the reason is the want more control over their people, they want to surveil them (hence blocking Signal), they want them to only read or express "correct" texts and prevent them from participating in open loosely-moderated discussions (hence blocking Reddit).
4. int_19h ◴[05 Sep 25 22:19 UTC] No.45144324[source]▶
Wouldn't want comrades to get cooties from reading icky things?