Category: Tech

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Iran’s impoverished southeast has been experiencing wide disruptions of internet services, experts said, as unrest gripped the remote province after fatal border shootings. Several rights groups reported in a joint statement that authorities shut down the mobile data network in the restive province of Sistan and Baluchestan, calling the disruptions… Continue reading Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Kathmandu: Nepal Police has warned to avoid fraud through social media. The police have urged to remain alert after the number of people cheating via mobile, messenger, viber, WhatsApp among others from different foreign numbers has increased. Police have arrested three people with Rs 53,000 in cash on the charge of sending money through IME… Continue reading Cases of fraud in social media increases, police urged to remain alert

CANBERRA, Australia (AP): Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. The Parliament on Thursday passed the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg… Continue reading Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

YANGON, Myanmar (AP): Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’s seizure of power on Feb. 1. It said in a statement that it was treating the post-coup situation in Myanmar as an “emergency,” explaining… Continue reading Facebook bans all Myanmar military-linked accounts and ads

Kathmandu: The ‘Bill to make provision for information technology’ registered by the government in the Federal Parliament two years ago could not be passed in three sessions. The reason for not being passed by the parliament was the same – unconstitutional provisions in the bill aimed at curtailing freedom of thought and expression. The government… Continue reading Govt becoming more strict over social media

Kathmandu: The National Soil Science Center under the National Council of Agricultural Research (NARC) has completed electronic mapping of soil quality after four years of study. The map, that has been finalized to be made public this year, will be able to find out the quality of soil in 56 districts via online platform. Farmers… Continue reading Electrical mapping of soil quality completed

Kathmandu: Nepal Telecom’s profit has dropped sharply in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The total income from services has also come down. Nepal Telecom has stated that it has earned Rs 17.72 billion this year as against Rs 18.03 billion in the first six months of last year. This is 1.74… Continue reading Nepal Telecom’s profit drop by 65 pc

Kathmandu (Rastriya Samachar Samiti): The government has indicated that it will take action against provocative expressions on social media and publishing and broadcasting media by giving priority to such expressions. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to announce the decision of the cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Parbat Gurung said that a guideline on social… Continue reading Govt preparing to issue social media guidelines

Kathmandu: The number of internet users has skyrocketed after the lockdown. According to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), 2 million 68 thousand internet subscribers have been added from last April to November. Before the lockdown, there were 218.52 million internet subscribers, but now there are 239.21 million. As of last February, the number of fixed… Continue reading Two million internet users added during pandemic