On November 14, members of Nepal’s government decided to prohibit the use of TikTok in their country by partnering with companies that service the people’s internet. Also, with other platforms of social media, Nepal requires them to now have an office in their country. They also warned that posting messages that could be seen as dangerous or harmful is prohibited. 

As of right now, the event that brought about this ban of TikTok is not evident. The government claims that the general dangers of social media caused this. For example, the minister of communications and information technology of Nepal, Rekha Sharma, justified this government policy by saying, “The government has decided to ban TikTok because the social media app has been consistently used to share content that disturbs social harmony and disrupts family structures and our social relations.” However, people assert that this rule hinders the ability for the people to have access to information and share their opinions. Consequently, civil groups may attempt to legally respond to this policy. 

Nepal is not the first to raise problems with TikTok and proceed to take action: the United States prohibited their government people from downloading TikTok and Montana prohibited its residents from installing TikTok and intends to begin enforcing it in May. Also, India banned TikTok’s use three years ago. This current event demonstrates that with freedom comes danger because many abuse their freedom, and it shows an effort of a country taking away some freedom to minimize danger.