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International Business Times
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Major Social Media Sites Back Online In Nepal After Deadly Protests

Several social media sites including Facebook, YouTube and X were blocked on Friday (Credit: AFP)

Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in protests demanding that the government lift its restrictions and tackle corruption.

All major social media apps were working, an AFP reporter in Kathmandu said, as the government ordered a probe into the violence that saw police launch a deadly crackdown on protesters.

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