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14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal

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560 points whatsupdog | 2 comments | 08 Sep 25 11:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.406s | source
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netsharc ◴[08 Sep 25 11:39 UTC] No.45167080[source]▶
So where's the donkey and where's the cart.

It reads like: citizens have been protesting the government using social media, government desperate to curb dissent bans social media, dissent is now on the streets..

Or maybe it's as straightforward as the media has been reporting.

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paganel ◴[08 Sep 25 11:47 UTC] No.45167140[source]▶
It shows that the Nepalese have a higher civic response compared to many in the West, just look at the Brits, where in effect there is a social media ban on lots and lots of things that affect day-to-day life.
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1. jama211 ◴[08 Sep 25 11:53 UTC] No.45167183[source]▶
Let’s not pretend the level of ban is equivalent, or the effect it has on people’s lives. More should be done, but there are levels of severity. UK citizens can and do still log on to many services daily that are not accessible in Nepal.
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2. paganel ◴[08 Sep 25 14:39 UTC] No.45168889[source]▶
Of course they log in, I never said otherwise, but only if they want to write about stuff that is pretty much inconsequential to their lives, such as sports or celebrity culture.