By Santosh Ghimire
Kathmandu, Jan 24: Nepal Police is closely observing unscrupulous activities taking place in Nepal on account of the alleged misuse of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, a police spokesperson said on Monday.
Along with Facebook and Twitter, the Chinese app TikTok has also faced criticism in Nepal and some have even called for banning it. However, Nepal Police says that it is now in the phase of effective monitoring to check the illegal activities taking place in the country by misusing the TikTok.
“We have received some complaints that TikTok is being grossly misused these days. Some people have also been nabbed in connection with online fraud by misusing TikTok,” Tek Prasad Rai, Nepal Police Spokesperson, told India Narrative on Monday.
On a question whether Nepali security authorities are in mood to ban TikTok in Nepal, he said “No.”
“For now, we are now monitoring illegal activities on TikTok. There is no immediate plan to ban the app,” he further said.
Recently, Nepal Police arrested five people on the charge of running gambling dens live on TikTok, which is owned by tech giant ByteDance.
“Five individuals have been arrested for running gambling dens live on TikTok and investigation is on,” Krishna Prasad Koirala, a spokesperson for Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, told India Narrative.
The arrested online gamblers have been found…
