It has joined the list of countries that have decided to restrict the use of the video-sharing platform, owned by China’s ByteDance, claiming it negatively impacts the country’s familiar structures.

Nepal made the decision following a cabinet meeting earlier this week. The country had previously expressed concerns about the content shared on the social media platform.

It had asked TikTok to register and open a liaison office in Nepal, pay taxes and abide by the country’s laws and regulations. It was unclear whether the decision to ban TikTok was prompted by the company’s refusal to comply with these requests.

In a public statement, the government said the ban was carried out to protect Nepal’s population from harmful content. 

“The government has decided to ban TikTok as it was necessary to regulate the use of the social media platform that was disrupting social harmony, goodwill and flow of indecent materials,” said Nepal’s foreign minister Narayan...