'Meta to be banned if not registered within a week'

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, April 25: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has warned that Meta will be banned in Nepal if not registered within a week. 

Speaking at the National Information Commission's Programme on Friday, Minister Gurung said that though the government had repeatedly requested to register Meta, it had not followed the Nepal government's request. 

Saying that the third notice's time also already finished before few days, Minister Gurung warned Meta to ban if it fails to register within seven days. 

"Meta's Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram are in operation in Nepal. Every hour, thousands of rupees may have reached the Meta Office from Nepal. Meta should be registered in Nepal." Minister Gurung Said, "I can't give Meta more than seven days to register. If it fails to register, Meta will be banned."