POLITICS

MoCIT seeks submissions for proposed Social Sites Act

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) has invited submissions for the proposed Social Sites (Use and Regulations) Act, 2080 BS'.
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KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) has invited submissions for the proposed Social Sites (Use and Regulations) Act, 2080 BS'. 



According to the Ministry, the bill aims to discourage abuse of platforms of social sites, making their use decent, safe and systematic.


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The primary goal of the Act includes making social platform operators and users responsible and accountable to society. Moreover, it aims to promote social goodwill, cultural tolerance, and good governance.


The draft of the Act has the provision mandating any individual, company or an organization intending to operate social site platforms to get registered at the Social Sites Management Center. 


Submissions will be accepted through the Ministry's official website info@mocit.gov.np until January 29.

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