Nepal , Bans TikTok.<br />Nepal , Bans TikTok.<br />On Nov. 13, Nepal's government banned TikTok <br />because it believes the popular social media app is <br />disrupting the country's "social harmony," NPR reports. .<br />The decision will go into effect <br />immediately, Foreign Minister <br />Narayan Prakash Saud said.<br />The government has decided to ban <br />TikTok as it was necessary to regulate <br />the use of the social media platform <br />that was disrupting social harmony, <br />goodwill and flow of indecent materials, Narayan Prakash Saud, Nepal's foreign minister, via statement.<br />Saud said that the government previously <br />asked social media "companies to register and <br />open a liaison office in Nepal," NPR reports.<br />The companies were also asked to pay taxes and adhere to Nepal's laws and regulations.<br />The companies were also asked to pay taxes and adhere to Nepal's laws and regulations.<br />It is not clear if TikTok <br />refused Nepal's requests.<br />The country's decision comes as the social media platform has faced scrutiny in several countries.<br />The U.S., Britain and New Zealand have <br />banned government employees from <br />having the app on their phones, NPR reports. .<br />They are reportedly concerned about the way <br />in which TikTok may use user data, particularly <br />when it comes to the Chinese government.<br />TikTok has denied sharing data and claims <br />that it never would, even if asked to do so.
