A country of 30 million just pulled the plug on the internet’s biggest names in under a week.

Nepal has moved to block public access to nearly all major social media and messaging platforms after tech companies failed to comply with the government’s sudden demand for registration.

Platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, LinkedIn, and more than a dozen others were ordered offline by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority under government direction.

Authorities justified the action as part of a Supreme Court-mandated compliance push, following a contempt of court ruling that instructed the government to regulate online spaces by requiring all digital platforms, whether local or foreign, to formally register and monitor content that officials deem inappropriate.

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