Social Media and Digital Media in Nepal

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Social Media and Digital Media in Nepal

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Social Media & Trends

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Social Media in Nepal

Usage Statistics (2024)

• Facebook — most used social media platform (6+ million users).
• TikTok — massive youth adoption; Nepal government banned briefly in 2023.
• YouTube — second most used; major entertainment and news source.
• Instagram, Twitter/X — growing urban usage.
• Viber — widely used for messaging (alternative to WhatsApp).

Digital Media

• Online news portals: Setopati, Online Khabar, Ratopati, NagarikNews — replaced print as primary news source.
• Podcast culture — growing rapidly.

Regulatory Issues

• Social Media Regulation Directive — NRB and MoCIT attempts to regulate content.
• Fake news and misinformation are significant issues.
• IT Act discussions — updating 2008 ETA for modern digital challenges.

Nepal's First Digital Census

• The 2021 National Population and Housing Census collected data digitally for the first time.

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