Case Study: Nepal

I decided to to research a bit and see what the government filtering levels were like in Nepal. Nepal has a history of unstable political conditions which has lead to much censorship especially of traditional medias. I found that in 2005 there was a week long national media and internet black out because the political conditions became so unstable. However, surprisingly Nepal does not filter the internet on an "ongoing basis." 1.41% of the population is actually an internet user so that is probably one of the main factors in the reasoning as to why there are little to no filters. Nepal's internet use is growing as is their interest in free media. Still the unstable political conditions threaten the independent media in Nepal.