Oli resigned this week after nationwide protests sparked by a social media ban erupted into chaos and bloodshed. Nepal has one of the highest per capita rates of social media use in South Asia. It also provides a living – the social media economy is worth $26.5 million. Naturally, the social media ban was seen as the state clamping down on free expression, crushing dissent and silencing the opposition, igniting a broader populist movement against the ruling elite. Another reinforced the frustration: ‘Gen Z will not stop now.