Kathmandu, Dec 21:
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has prepared a draft of the bill for the regulation and management of social sites.
The government has made preparation to present the bill in the federal parliament for the regulation of the social sites at a time when the questions are being raised in its use and misuse with rapid development of information and technology.
At an orientation organised by Advertisement Board today, Joint-Secretary at the Ministry, Netra Prasad Subedi, said the bill was prepared based on the request of general people and stakeholders in the context when regulation and management of social sites has become the issue of challenge, adding the draft would be made public soon for suggestion.
Sharing that such type of law is going to be formulated for the first time, also the coordinator of the bill draft committee, Subedi mentioned that the law would also address the issue of advertisement regulation in order to stop misuse of social sites and misinformation in social sites and harms caused by it.
The government of Nepal has already issued guideline related to social media. Board Chairperson Laxman Humagain shared that suggestions would be provided taking opinion of advertiser, agency and stakeholders on the proposed bill.
The Board with the consultation of stakeholders have prepared criteria of regulation for advertisement in digital platform and social sites as its regulation and management was necessary, he explained.
Similarly, Chairperson of Advertising Association of Nepal, Som Dhital, laid emphasis that 15 per cent service charge of advertisement agencies should not be curtailed and employment in advertisement market should not be discouraged while regulating it.
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)
