By Our Reporter Nepal’s Electronic Transactions Act, 2006 continues to sit at the centre of a long-running tension between digital regulation and freedom of expression. What was originally designed to regulate electronic transactions and cyber safety has increasingly been used in practice as a tool to police speech, often with serious consequences for ordinary citizens, journalists, and even political critics. Recent warnings from the Ministry o…
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