Incident Reports

Demonstration in Dhanusa and Siraha demanding ban on Tiktok

2022-08-29

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

Youths of Dhanusha and Siraha demonstrated on August 29 at their respective districts demanding to ban Tiktok. They also submitted memorandum to district administration office, district police office and municipality office with the same demand. The protesting youth blamed Tiktok app for spreading vulgarity in the society and demanded punishment for for those who post vulgar videos in the application. They also mentioned the mobile application as a cause to increase prostitution, suicide and other social evils in the society.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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