By Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal said on Thursday it would block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, after they failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.

The government says users with fake IDs are spreading hatred and rumours, committing cyber crime, and disturbing social harmony via some platforms in a nation where 90% of the 30 million population use the internet.

It had given companies until Wednesday to register with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and name a local contact, grievance handler and person responsible for self-regulation – or face being shut down.

On Thursday, a government notice told the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) regulator to deactivate unregistered social media but gave

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