The government banned Facebook, Instagram and X -- and then last September, Generation Z went nuclear with fury against the government of Nepal (map).
Seeing social media get censored and banned was just the last straw for youth of this country. They led a massive revolt against the corruption and nepotism they saw in their political leaders. It was violent and there was a lot of burning. People died. Eventually, the Prime Minister resigned.
Here's a report from a news channel in India (which shares a border with Nepal):
(cont'd tomorrow)
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