Nepal’s historic sites have been forced to deny access to many tourists, as too many influential people come to disturb the sites, reports Rest of the World. In historical and cultural places in the region, dozens of people, mostly young people, come to record TikTok videos, adopt poses considered inappropriate and spread music around these places, traditionally dedicated to pilgrimage.
“No TikTok”
According to information from the Rest of the world, more and more historical sites in Nepal are showing signs with the inscription “No TikTok”. For about two years, many neighbors have denounced the destruction of their fields, chamomile for example, by people who came to record videos. Several local media broadcast the images of these Internet users who came to film the fields, invaded by crowds that trampled the plants.
“Entertainment Only”
The media gives the example of a street in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, decorated with dozens of colored umbrellas at the end of the confinement linked to the coronavirus crisis. The authorities were forced to close access due to the crowds attracted by the large number of TikTok videos recorded there.
In the country, TikTok is one of the most popular applications. As in many countries, its success was achieved in particular during the confinement linked to Covid-19, a period during which people, locked up at home, are a large number who have found refuge in social networks.
Source: BFM TV
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