Online Media Operation Directive introduced

The government on Sunday made open the 'Online Media Operation Directive 2073' aiming to regulate the mushrooming online medias. 

The order was scrutinized by media specialists and different association working for the welfare of journalists before its presentation. The order expresses that the government will close the online media that are not enrolled with the government body, or have neglected to restore their licenses , or working wrongfully. 

Also, the mandate further expresses that any online media that run unconfirmed news without authority sources and misdirecting substance can be closed down. 

"The authorities can close down the media if the news published by them makes unfavorable circumstance," as indicated by the mandate. 

Specialists have opined that the legislature is attempting to recoil the opportunity of press and debilitate the autonomy of media. 

What can't be published? 

• News disturbing Nepal's sovereignty, regional uprightness, nationality or agreement between federal entities, cast, ethnic gatherings, religion or group. 
• Dishearten injustice, affront or carelessness to court and criminal exercises. 
• Data unfavorable to social manners and standards. 
• Substance advancing carelessness towards work, position based and sex segregation, 
• Data without confirmed source, deceiving substance and unfavorable to worldwide relationship 

The mandate likewise requests application for enlistment from online media houses inside 60 days of the impact of this order. It has instructed the online news portals to mandatorily show in its landing page the site page symbol of those sites from where substance have been derived or republished. 

As indicated by the mandate, online media ought to keep up file of materials distributed by them for no less than six months of such productions.