They only implement DNS blocking so you have to change your DNS and everything will work again — this is also the case with their ban on porn sites. It’s just an inconvenience to the citizens, all because they aren’t competent enough to manage “criminal activites”.
Google’s control over the internet will harm all users as they scram further to find places where profit can be squeezed more and more until they’re functionally bankrupt.
I’d say there is some truth in that; Russia has gained momentum and Pokrovsk will very likely fall soon — Europe isn’t aiding Ukraine because it cares about the people there, let’s establish that, they’ve shown their humanity with Gaza, they have their own imperialistic aims — to prevent this they need American support —more so since Russia’s state run military complex is outdoing the EU’s production combined — which will, in my opinion, only start another American war that never goes anywhere, only bringing suffering to Ukrainians. Ukrainian army’s morale is down, at least from what I hear, recruitment is forced, protests are breaking out, Zelensky isn’t getting re-elected after the war ends and he says he won’t give one inch of land; the war will persist, should he surrender? I don’t know, I’m not the Ukrainian people, but I don’t know what else they can do right now. I just hope the Ukrainian people won’t suffer.
The protest was not only about the social media ban, people didn’t give away their lives for a “social media company”, no matter what some imbeciles claim, this is also parroted by international news agencies. Nepal has a culture of corruption centered around the three major parties that has achieved a crescendo with a slew of outrageous bills (some of the more egregious being: tracking all movements of tourists, ministers getting to set their own pay, removing age limits for public posts), the straw that broke the camel’s back was the ban on social media with their vague requirements that was clearly a way to impose control. And by the way, they didn’t shoot adults, they shot and killed kids that came from school with their bags still on them, who are still unidentified by the way.
I’d even add that even if this were only protesting the social media ban, it would be totally valid unless you like being cucked by your government. You yourself and the community should be an agent in controlling one’s problems surrounding things like social media not your government that thinks you don’t have enough agency for it.